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Flight cancellations and diversions at Sofia airport due to high winds

Due to strong winds, an Austrian Airlines scheduled flight from Vienna could not land in Sofia this evening. It was diverted to Bucharest.  According to the Sofia Airport website, a flight to Rome was also cancelled due to the bad weather, another..

05.11.23 23:09 |

Police arrest “extremely drunk” British passenger at Sofia airport after emergency landing

British passengers were fearing for their lives when an 'extremely drunk' passenger allegedly tried to open the plane door during a flight from Turkey to the UK, dailymail.co.uk. writes. The Jet2 aircraft, which was bound for Glasgow and..

04.07.23 09:21 |

Sofia Airport to undergo transformation

Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 will undergo a complete overhaul and will take over the traffic of Terminal 1, which is almost 70 years old, Sofia Airport has announced. The transformation strategy envisages a brand new luggage management system, as well..

27.04.23 14:59 |

In January alone, over half a million passengers passed through Sofia Airport

Sofia airport reports an increase in passenger traffic compared to the previous two years, but has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels in 2019 .   According to information from Sofia Airport, a total of 516,865 passengers passed through the airport in..

22.02.23 12:26 |

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences President proposes that Sofia airport be named after Vasil Levski

Academician Julian Revalski, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is proposing that the international airport in Sofia be named Vasil Levsli. Academician Revalski has sent a letter to caretaker Prime Minister Galab Donev suggesting that the..

19.02.23 13:05 |

Strong wind causes delays, diversions of flights at Sofia airport

The strong wind in the capital Sofia has disrupted the flight schedule at Sofia Airport. Six planes were diverted and landed at the Plovdiv reserve airport. While circling over Sofia, many planes wait for the wind to calm down before landing.  A..

18.01.23 11:42 |

Sofia Airport reports drop in number of passengers

The volume of passengers at Sofia airport in July has not reached pre-pandemic levels yet, the Sofia airport press service has announced. Since the beginning of 2022 the airport has handled more than 3.2 million passengers, and the estimates..

15.08.22 12:30 |
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Hoax bomb threat temporarily closes Sofia airport

A little after 9 AM this morning, a bomb alert was received at Sofia airport, the Interior Ministry has announced. Both airport terminals were closed and passengers and crew were evacuated for 45 minutes. The inspection teams who arrived on the..

28.07.22 11:47 |

Expelled Russian diplomatic staff takes off for Moscow

The two Russian planes which landed at Sofia Airport to take the expelled Russian diplomatic staff took off for Moscow at 15.00 pm  and 15.30 pm . Nearly 170 people boarded the planes.  Most of them refused to speak or made brief..

03.07.22 16:06 |

Meeters and greeters will be allowed at Sofia airport

Access restrictions to Sofia Airport terminals for people who are not passengers or staff will be lifted on March 28.  They were part of Bulgaria's measures against the pandemic. Those seeing their loved ones off had to part with them at the..

27.03.22 11:30 |
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