Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Bucharest to London. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. Over the cruise, the left side also tracks closer to the Rhine valley and Belgian lowlands, offering occasional glimpses of river systems and city grids on clear days. Right side is mostly open sky or featureless North Sea approaches.

During takeoff from Otopeni (OTP), sit on the Left side for the best views. OTP typically departs northwest on runway 08R/26L or northeast on 08L/26R. On a westbound departure toward London, aircraft turn northwest, putting Bucharest city center and the Snagov lake area on the left side. The Carpathian foothills become visible to the north-left as you climb out. Notable sights include: Bucharest city center and Palace of Parliament district, Snagov Lake to the north, Ilfov plain patchwork farmland, Carpathian foothills on the northern horizon.

When landing at Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Gatwick predominantly uses runway 26L/08R. On approach from the east or southeast, aircraft track over the Surrey and Sussex countryside. A left seat gives views over the North Downs, the M23 corridor, and Crawley town directly below on final approach, with the London skyline visible to the north on clear days. Notable sights include: North Downs ridge in Surrey, Crawley town below on final approach, M23 motorway corridor, London skyline on the northern horizon on clear days.

The flight from Otopeni (OTP) to Gatwick (LGW) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

The route crosses Transylvania briefly before tracking over Hungary's Great Plain (Puszta), then over Austria and southern Germany near Vienna and Munich, crossing into France over Alsace or Lorraine, then over Belgium and northern France before crossing the English Channel near Calais-Dover and tracking over Kent and Surrey into Gatwick.