Romania’s outgoing vice prime minister Oana Gheorghiu has branded Tarom a company on a direct flight to ruin, reopening pressure on the state carrier as it burns through cash and fights for survival. Her attack lands amid an EU-approved restructuring process, a fresh state injection in February and an airline still carrying heavy liabilities, weak utilisation and a shrinking fleet plan.
The cockpit crew union fired back immediately, calling the remarks irresponsible and warning they could hit ticket sales and passenger confidence. Management now faces a harder balance: keep the restructuring credible, or absorb another round of political damage while the government changes hands.