Animawings (stylised as AnimaWings) is a Romanian airline headquartered in Otopeni, Romania. It is based at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest and operates regular and charter commercial flights. From summer of 2024, the airline began serving business and leisure destinations from 10 cities across Romania.[3]
History
In March 2020, it was announced Aegean Airlines had taken a 25% stake in the airline.[4] The major part of the airline (75%) is owned by the Memento Group, a tour operator. In July 2020, the airline secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) and launched operations operating charter flights.[5] In January 2021, the airline began selling tickets on its own website from 11 airports in Romania to destinations in Africa, Europe and Middle East.[6]
In October 2021, Aegean Airlines increased its stake to 51%.[7]
In February 2024, after 8 months of negotiations, the Romanian Competition Council approved Memento Group's purchase of the shares back from Aegean, now owning 100% of the airline.[8]
Destinations
Currently, Animawings operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[9][10][6]
Codeshare and interline agreements
Animawings currently has a codeshare agreement with Aegean Airlines[36] and a Interline agreement with Hahn Air. [37]
Fleet
As of March 2026, Animawings operates the following aircraft:[38]
References
- Animawings ch-aviation.com, retrieved 9 April 2026^
- OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022 AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ, 27 May 2022, retrieved 12 February 2023^
- The Pandel brothers acquire AnimaWings, Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania boardingpass.ro, 14 February 2024^
- Greece's Aegean Airlines takes stake in Animawings ch-aviation, 10 March 2020^
- Romania's Animawings secures AOC, launches operations ch-aviation, 24 July 2020^
- Romania's Animawings launches individual ticket sales ch-aviation, 11 January 2021^
- Aegean Airlines Takes Majority Stake In Romania's Animawings Aviationweek.com, 2021-10-15, retrieved 2021-10-16^
- AEGEAN transfers its share in Animawings to Memento Group AEGEAN Group, 14 February 2024^
- Animawings' Destinations Animawings Airline, retrieved 2023-09-26^
- Flight schedule animawings.com^
- Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024 boardingpass.ro, 15 May 2024^
- Vlad Marcu. Animawings: zboruri din București spre Praga și Sofia din octombrie 2025 BoardingPass.ro, 2025-07-16, retrieved 2025-12-23^
- Animawings NW25 Kittila Scheduled Charters AeroRoutes, retrieved 2025-10-10^
- Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024 boardingpass.ro, 15 May 2024^
- Jim Liu. FlyOne Adds Bucharest – Munich in NW25 AeroRoutes, 8 August 2025, retrieved 8 August 2025^
- AnimaWings launches its first direct Timișoara – Athens flights, operated with new aircraft and full-service onboard animawings.com, 9 April 2026^
- Animawings NS25 Operations – 17DEC24 Aeroroutes.com, retrieved 22 December 2024^
- Romanian market: An early bet for summer 2026 – 9 new direct connections to Greece^
- Animawings NS24 Operations – 07APR24 Aeroroutes.com, retrieved 2 November 2024^
- Vlad Marcu. Animawings va zbura din București spre Tel Aviv din octombrie 2025 BoardingPass.ro, 26 February 2025, retrieved 11 April 2025^
- Animawings to launch Bucharest-Milan Malpensa service from May-2026 26 November 2025^
- Din 2026 clujenii vor zbura spre trei destinaţii noi din Grecia şi Italia operate de AnimaWings gazetadecluj.ro, 22 November 2025^
- Animawings: București - Marrakesh (Maroc) din decembrie 2024 12 September 2024^
- Animawings va opera șase rute regulate în vara anului 2024 28 March 2024^
- Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024 boardingpass.ro, 15 May 2024^
- Animawings: zboruri din Craiova și Timișoara spre IStanbul din octombrie 2025 boardingpass.ro, 22 May 2025^
- Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024 boardingpass.ro, 15 May 2024^
- Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024 boardingpass.ro, 15 May 2024^
- Rută nouă: București - Ibiza cu Animawings din iunie 2025 December 2024^
- New route: Bucharest - Stockholm with Animawings from October 2024 boardingpass.ro, 28 May 2024^
- AnimaWings a operat primul zbor regulat pe ruta București - Geneva bursa.ro, 31 March 2026^
- Animawings Adds Bucharest – Abu Dhabi Service in NW25 AeroRoutes, retrieved 2025-10-10^
- Animawings Adds Dubai Service From late-Dec 2024 AeroRoutes, retrieved 2024-10-04^
- A new standard for flights to London: AnimaWings launches the Bucharest – Gatwick route with full-service offering and ultra-modern fleet animawings.com, 7 April 2026^
- Animawings: zboruri din Craiova și Timișoara spre IStanbul din octombrie 2025 boardingpass.ro, 22 May 2025^
- Airline Partners Aegean Airlines, retrieved 2025-12-23^
- Partner Carriers www.hahnair.com, retrieved 2025-12-23^
- Global Airline Guide 2025 - Animawings Airliner World, September 2025^
- The Pandel brothers acquire AnimaWings, Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania boardingpass.ro, 14 February 2024^
- Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024 boardingpass.ro, December 18, 2024^
- Animawings a primit al treilea avion Airbus A220 aviatiamagazin.com, 12 September 2025^
- The Pandel brothers purchase Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania boardingpass.ro, 14 February 2024^
- Animawings will replace the current A320 with two aircraft of the same type boardingpass.ro, 27 November 2024^