Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Drone causes landing delays at Sofia Airport on Friday night

Photo: Ani Petrova, BNR

A drone detected in the area around Sofia Airport caused some landing delays last night, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports, citing the airport press centre. No flights have been diverted but temporary changes were made to the schedule over safety concerns.

The competent services and the Interior Ministry have been notified of the incident. A criminal investigation has been launched, the owner of the drone is wanted by the police. The National Board for Aircraft, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation confirmed the initial information, for the BTA, that the drone was intercepted near one of the runways close to a Sofia residential area.  

Operating drones over airports and along flight paths is absolutely prohibited, Sofia Airport says.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of two deceased hostages handed over by Hamas

Hamas returns body of hostage who also had Bulgarian citizenship to Israel

Israel announced that it had identified the bodies of hostages Sahar Baruch and Amiram Kuper. They were handed over by Hamas on the evening of October 30 to the Red Cross in Gaza, BTA reported. "Following the identification process..

published on 10/31/25 1:04 PM

The euro will not change real estate prices after January 1, 2026

The real estate market in Bulgaria has been in the eurozone for a long time. Prices will not undergo significant changes after the introduction of the common currency. This was what financier Levon Hampartzoumian said at the 11th..

published on 10/31/25 11:44 AM
Photo: Facebook/Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles

November is the Month of Bulgarian-American Friendship in Las Vegas and Clark County

At the initiative of the Consul General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles Boyko Hristov, the month of November 2025 has been officially declared the "Month of Bulgarian-American Friendship" in Las Vegas and Clark County - one of the most..

published on 10/31/25 11:33 AM