CAPA
22 Jan 2026
Numerous attempts have been made to attract at least a partial level of privatisation to Romania's airports over the past decade or so, but without much success.
One exception was a private organisation operating under the auspices of the government, which exists to compensate individuals whose properties were confiscated during the communist regime - namely Fondul Proprietatea (FP). It was a 20% shareholder in CNAB, the operator in the two main airports in Bucharest.
But following what now seems to have been a rash statement encouraging an IPO on the airports made in Nov-2025, FP has been summarily removed from its ownership equity.
Essentially, the state has renationalised the airport, and not for the first time in recent years in this part of the world...
