Tarom announced a flight from Tel Aviv to Bucharest this evening. President Klaus Iohannis announced that around 800-900 Romanians are on vacation or on pilgrimage in Israel, and the Romanian authorities are looking for a solution to bring them to the country.

The company announces flight RO1156, which will operate at 00:05 (Israel time) on October 8, 2023.

To purchase tickets, people are advised to call the call center: (004) 021 9978 / (004) 0800 500 131 (TelVerde) / (004) 0371 529 000 or go to https://www.tarom.ro/en / tel-aviv#booking.

To simplify boarding formalities, passengers with issued tickets can go through check-in formalities online by following the link: https://digital.tarom.ro/ssci/identification?lang=en-GB.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Saturday that around 800-900 Romanians are in Israel, many of them tourists, and that a solution is being sought to transport them to the country and those who want to return quickly, something that “will be possible soon.” .

“There are quite a few Romanians in Israel at the moment. According to the data we have at the moment, there are 800-900 Romanians, many tourists, others on pilgrimage. Currently, we do not have information that they are in trouble, but, they say, the situation is developing and something new may appear at any moment. We are already looking for a solution to quickly bring those who want to return to the country. I think it will be possible soon. Tel Aviv airport is closed, but work is underway,” Johannis said in a joint statement with his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Souza.

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Crisis Center had been activated, which “is in constant contact with the Romanian Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Romanian Mission in Ramallah, as well as with the EU Mission in Israel and is closely monitoring it.” the situation on the ground in order to provide support to Romanian citizens requesting consular assistance.”