The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air reported Tuesday that it had canceled all its flights until September 12 after the Environment Ministry blocked its bank accounts for not paying a fine, making it impossible to pay suppliers.
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Blue Air, which signed a debt restructuring agreement in 2020 as it was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, operates flights from Bucharest and the cities of Bacau, Cluj and Iasi.
In July, the national consumer protection authority (ANPC) fined the airline €2 million for canceling more than 11,000 flights between April 2021 and April 2022. The company said it would challenge the fine.
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