TAROM Romanian

Flew OTP-CLJ-OTP on a Boeing 737-700, flights were on-time. A small sandwich, chocolate bar and free drinks were also served onboard. Overall the service was very good for such short 30 mins flights (approximately 30 mins). Load-factor was over 90% on both flights.

Cluj Napoca to Vienna, and I found an outstandingly cheap TAROM ticket for this flight. Aircraft was clean and in good shape. Cabin crew friendly, attentive and helpful. Flight was fully booked, warm breakfast served. Pilot informed about the short delay, which didn't create any inconvenience.

TAROM Romanian from Bucharest to Brussels. Last minute booking on the website, wich wasn't very pleasant as it produced a "404 page not found" error several times. Had to get a flight fast because of a family emergency. Ground service was good, nothing to say about that. Crew on the aircraft however was rude. No hello, no smiles - when they came around with the food the cabin crew woke me up quite rudly by opening the tray table and smashing it on my knee. When deboarding the flight, again no goodbye, no friendly smile no nothing. Ticket price was also over the top. Definitely no value for money.

Istanbul to Bucharest with Tarom and the crew was friendly. The meal onboard was just fine. Prices are mostly reasonable and their planes seem to be well maintained and clean. Onboard they offer enough legroom and the seats are really comfortable.

BRU-OTP return in Business Class. Following my online check-in, I was able to drop off baggage both in BRU and OTP. Cabin crew friendly and professional. Business class offers 2x2 seat configuration with sufficient leg room. Overhead monitor provides the passenger with useful information on the flight. Hot towel, food, drinks and service on board deserve a big plus.

Even if the aircraft was an old one, the seatpitch was more than enough compared with newer aircrafts. The flight lasted almost 3 hours and I did not need inflight entertainment, neither WiFi, which were both non existent on board. Cabin crew very attentive and smiling. They served a hot meal which was very good for a 3 hour flight and a wide variety of beverages. Departure and arival on time. As a frequent flyer, I recommend Tarom because they serve good food on board and they have an overall good service. The best word to describe my flights with Tarom is classic.

Bucharest to Belgrade return and a round-trip ticket cost 119 Euros. Both flights about 70% Full. Food consisted of a sandwich and a chocolate bar and sufficient for such a short flight. The flight attendants were relatively kind, less so on return flight. Both flights on time. Seats confortable and legroom was fine for someone who is 1.98m tall.

This airline looked to be the best and cheapest way to get from Prague to Istanbul. The almost 4 hour layover in Bucharest was a bit of a pain as it is not a very nice airport. No complaints with the flights. Check-in was quick. Comfortable as far as planes can be, with good onboard service. Decent snacks served for these short flights. We were delayed leaving Bucharest but we were kept informed.

As part of a long journey in Europe, I included a trip from Cluj to Bucharest with Tarom. I flew on July 16th on RO650 (early morning flight). Only about 10 seats were empty in Economy and Business Class was almost full. There was an on-time departure and an early landing in Bucharest. The flight was carried out by a relatively new and clean A318 which is still being kept in excellent condition! The flight cost 69 Euros (one-way), which is acceptable. There was a breakfast served, consisting of 2 croissants and 1 fresh danish pastry, along with some drinks of choice, including coffee, tea etc, even on a 35 minute flight! There was no IFE, but it wasn't needed, since it was such a short flight. Most of the flight attendants were relatively kind, showing quite some significant improvement, which is impressive. I have flown on Tarom very often recently and will continue to do so.

Ground staff in Athens were helpful and checked my luggage until final destination so I didn't had any interaction with the staff in Bucharest. I do hope that the careless and somehow rude attitude of the cabin crew on the flight out of Athens was because of a very light load. Bucharest Otopeni airport is not a very friendly airport to connect thru, passport control was quick but the security check took some time since most of the domestic flights were scheduled to depart at about the same time and only one filter was opened. Crew on the flight out of Bucharest were much better though they could smile a bit more. They do offer cold sandwiches and there is the possibility of having beer, no IFE, seats on the Boeing 737 were ok with decent legroom but the ones on the Airbus318 were uncomfortable and less legroom. I would recommend Tarom only if you don't have any other choice