TAROM Romanian Air Lines ( Toronto Reservation & Ticket Sales Phone )

Reservations Phone: 1-973-884-3254
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

TAROM Romanian Air Lines is the flag carrier airline of Romania. Its main base is the Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest (formerly Otopeni airport). TAROM airline operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. 95% of the company is owned by the Romanian Government. The company name TAROM is an acronym for Transporturile Aeriene ROMane (Romanian Air Transport). TAROM transported 1.69 million passengers in 2007 (a 32.1% increase compared to the previous year), this makes TAROM the second-fastest growing airline in Europe.
TAROM was founded in 1920 and originally was named CFRNA - French-Romanian Company for Air Navigation. The company used French-built Potez aircraft for its passenger and mail service between Paris and Bucharest via several cities in Europe. In 1926 the airline changed its name to CIDNA (The International Air Navigation Company). In 1930, the company adopted the name LARES while 1937 saw the merger of LARES with its competitor SARTA.
At the beginning of the new millennium, TAROM initiated a program to restore profitability. This was achieved by terminating unprofitable intercontinental services. TAROM's main hubs are Bucharest (Henri Coanda International Airport) (OTP) and Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ). Codeshare agreements with partner airlines are for several international routes. To meet competition from Carpatair TAROM has initiated direct international flights from Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and Bacau. In June 2005 it was announced as one of the future associate members of SkyTeam alliance, initially due to join by 2006. A fleet upgrade program started in 2006 with the acquisition of the first two Airbus A318 which resulted in a fleet increase from 16 planes ( 2006) to 22 ( 2007). In May 2008 Tarom was once again endorsed by Air France as a soon-to-be SkyTeam associate member. TAROM airline has a frequent flyer programme Smart Miles.