US airline operator Delta Airlines carried over 18,600 passengers from Bucharest across the Atlantic between June and October, although the Romanian market remains some distance off meeting other financial performers in the Central and Eastern Europe. "The Romanian market is moving rapidly, although it is still lagging behind other countries in the former Soviet bloc, like the Czech Republic. Romania is catching up by making bold leaps," says Glen Hauenstein, Delta Airlines executive vice-president. The American company carried over 18,600 passengers from Bucharest across the Atlantic between June and mid October. In June, Delta resumed the Bucharest-New York flight after a ten-year hiatus on the Romanian market.

Approximately 10,000 passengers travelled from Bucharest to New York with Delta Airlines in the first 100 days. Although it is not one Delta Airlines' financial performers, the Romanian air transport market provides the American operator with the advantages of an emerging market with high growth potential.