Editing TAROM (section)

=== 2020s ===
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused TAROM to temporarily cease all scheduled operations from 25 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-26|title=Ce zboruri sunt anulate în perioada stării de urgență|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/zboruri-anulate-in-europa-2926987|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Libertatea|language=ro}}</ref> TAROM operated flights for the Romanian Government during the state of emergency, bringing medical equipment from China.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-09|title=Un avion Tarom a adus din China o nouă încărcătură de 350.000 de măști medicale FFP2|url=https://www.economica.net/un-avion-tarom-a-adus-din-china-o-noua-incarcatura-de-350-000-de-ma-ti-medicale-ffp2_182603.html|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Economica.net|language=ro}}</ref> After the state of emergency expired, TAROM resumed scheduled operations from May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zborurile interne, reluate treptat în România. Ce reguli trebuie să respecte pasagerii|url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/s-au-reluat-primele-curse-aeriene-in-romania-spre-ce-destinatii-opereaza-companiile.html|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Stirileprotv.ro|language=ro}}</ref>

In 2021, TAROM's then new [[CEO]] stated that none of the airline's current routes were profitable.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/keine-strecke-von-tarom-ist-rentabel aerotelegraph.com] (German) 15 November 2022</ref> In October 2022, it was reported that the operator of [[Henri Coandă International Airport]], TAROM's home base, was considering legal action against the airline over unpaid fees exceeding 10 million Euros, and also might suspend all services for the carrier.<ref>[https://www.romania-insider.com/cnab-recover-claims-tarom-october-2022 romania-insider.com - Bucharest Airport seeks to recover claims from Tarom, insolvency option floated] 27 September 2022</ref>

In November 2024, the European General Court rejected a legal challenge by low-cost carrier Wizz Air against a capital injection provided by the Romanian government to TAROM. The aid, valued at €2 million, was approved by the European Commission as part of efforts to compensate TAROM for losses related to COVID-19 travel restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamm |first=Heike |date=2024-11-07 |title=TAROM wins EU court battle as Wizz Air's challenge against state aid is dismissed |url=https://avitrader.com/2024/11/07/tarom-wins-eu-court-battle-as-wizz-airs-challenge-against-state-aid-is-dismissed/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=AviTrader Aviation News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Wizz Air argued that this financial support violated EU competition laws, but the court affirmed the European Commission’s decision, ruling that the subsidy was in compliance with EU state aid regulations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamm |first=Heike |date=2024-11-07 |title=TAROM wins EU court battle as Wizz Air's challenge against state aid is dismissed |url=https://avitrader.com/2024/11/07/tarom-wins-eu-court-battle-as-wizz-airs-challenge-against-state-aid-is-dismissed/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=AviTrader Aviation News |language=en-GB}}</ref>