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Former head of Băneasa airport recruited by Qatar Airways

Autor: Mirabela Tiron

05.01.2011, 00:07 32

George Mihalcea, 50, former general manager of Aurel Vlaicu(Băneasa) airport, has been appointed as airport services managerwith Qatar Airways airline, one of the world's biggest, which willoperate flights on the Romanian market starting January 17.

Qatar's national airline, which last year shipped 12 millionpassengers and operates on 92 routes of Europe, Africa, SouthAmerica, Asia and the Middle East, is part of the five-starcategory and has been designated as the best airline of the MiddleEast for five consecutive years.

"In late December 2010 I resigned from Aurel Vlaicu airport andsubmitted my CV to Qatar Airways, where I was appointed as airportservices manager," stated Mihalcea, who will run the airline'sRomanian operations.

Mihalcea also worked for KLM and Lufthansa airlines beforetaking over the reins of Băneasa airport.

Qatar Airways is getting ready to introduce its flights fromBucharest, set to be operated with a frequency of four flights perweek from Otopeni airport.

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