In 2024, Romanian low cost airline HiSky began flying to the United States. Surprisingly, the route has operated year-round since then. Not only that, but we’re now seeing the airline expand, and announce plans to fly to a second airport in the United States… that’s kind of cool!
H4101 Bucharest to New York departing 9:30AM arriving 12:20PM
H4102 New York to Bucharest departing 1:50PM arriving 5:40AM (+1 day)
The 4,755-mile flight is blocked at 9hr50min westbound and 8hr50min eastbound. It has operated with varying frequencies, typically anywhere from 2-4x weekly (though some weeks the airline doesn’t feel like operating, it seems).
There’s now an interesting update. The New York flight only shows as operating through next spring, though as of June 2026, the airline will launch a flight between Bucharest and Chicago (ORD). The flight will operate with the following schedule:
H4103 Bucharest to Chicago departing 9:00AM arriving 11:50AM
H4104 Chicago to Bucharest departing 1:20PM arriving 7:10AM (+1 day)
The 5,216-mile flight is blocked at 10hr50min westbound and 9hr50min eastbound. It’s expected to operate 2x weekly.
It remains to be seen if the airline is replacing its New York service with Chicago service, or if the New York service just isn’t bookable yet for next summer. Either is possible, and with only two weekly frequencies to Chicago, there’s nothing stopping the airline from serving both destinations.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
