The seven millionth passenger for this year has landed at Sofia Airport on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv. Her name is Vicky Almog who visits Bulgaria twice a year, because she has relatives in this country and loves the beautiful local nature and delicious food. The year 2019 has been the best year for Bulgaria's largest international airport for far. In November alone, 522,000 passengers flew from Sofia Airport and air traffic saw an increase of 7.25% as compared to 2018.
A total of 22 airlines serving 57 destinations operate at Sofia Airport. Four new destinations have been launched in 2019 - to Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Marseilles and East Midland.
The Council of Ministers has approved the draft of a donation agreement between the World Health Organization and Bulgaria on the provision of a voluntary contribution, amounting to EUR 100,000, in support of the activities of the organization in the..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and his Albanian counterpart Igli Hasani confirmed the firm commitment of the two countries to the accelerated construction of transport Corridor 8. Romania has asked to join the construction..
Winds of up to 120 kms. per hour inflicted damage in Vratsa, the biggest town in Bulgaria’s Northwest. Dozens of reports have come in of fallen trees and branches onto vehicles and roads, damaged equipment and torn overhead cables. There were..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
Romania and Bulgaria have a chance to join the Schengen area by land as of January 2025 , Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pinter said after an..
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