[1] Former Minister of Transport Radu Berceanu suggested the location for Bucharest's new low-cost flights airport (as the operational tariffs for Bucharest's previous low-cost hub, Aurel Vlaicu Airport, were set to grow).

[2] However, some analysts considered the project unrealistic and doomed to fail due to the poor conditions of the infrastructure in the area.

[3] AllBucharest's low-cost flights were moved to Henri Coandă International Airport in March 2012.

Ialomița County Council, which is the airfield's owner since 2017, launched the auction for the airport concession in August/September 2022, three potential investors expressed their interest, but no one submitted the tender offer at the end of the legal period.

[6] The airport concession bid was announced again in December 2022, with eight potential investors who expressed interest.