SYRIA: Flycham ACMI Operator Dan Air Files For Insolvency

BUCHAREST, Romania

• Romanian carrier Dan Air filed for insolvency with the court on 22 October 2026.
• Dan Air operates scheduled commercial flights from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport and Bacau George Enescu Airport.
• The carrier states its flight programme will remain unaffected.
• Dan Air currently flies two Airbus A320s while one Airbus A319 remains parked at Bacau.
• Dan Air also operates ACMI flights for Syrian carrier Fly Cham using A320-200 (MSN 2479 | YR-DSE) from its operational base in Damascus to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Erbil, Baghdad, Kuwait, and Sharjah.
• For 2025, Dan Air recorded revenue of RON 224.2 million Romanian lei (USD 51.6 million) and a net profit of RON 11.6 million (USD 2.7 million) with a workforce of 37.
• Total liabilities stood at RON 126.3 million (USD 29.0 million) at year-end 2025, up from RON 90 million (USD 20.7 million) in 2024, with no arrears to the fiscus.
• Syrianair uses ACMI/wet-lease to serve the European Union. Its operator is Heston Airlines from Lithuania which runs an A320 to connect Damascus to Amsterdam and Vienna.

Sources:

• Economedia