Foreign Ministry Receives RON1M Bill From Tarom For Japan Evacuation Flight

04.28.2011 By Ioana Tudor

The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry received a bill for over 1 million lei (about EUR245,000) from state-owned airline Tarom for the flight evacuating Romanian citizens from Japan in March, ministry official Doris Mircea said Thursday.

The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry received a bill for over 1 million lei (about EUR245,000) from state-owned airline Tarom for the flight evacuating Romanian citizens from Japan in March, ministry official Doris Mircea said Thursday.

The ministry will soon inform those repatriated from Japan, following disastrous earthquakes in March, about the sums they will have to pay, said Mircea.

A Tarom aircraft left on a mission in March to evacuate from the Asian country about 30 Romanians, who had to cover a part of airline ticket costs.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said at that time the state will cover only a part of costs entailed by the repatriation mission. (EUR1=RON4.076)