Sofia Airport passenger traffic rises 2.9% in March
Passenger traffic at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport rose by an annual 2.9% to 572,349 people in March, data from the airport operator showed.
Aircraft take-offs and landings at Sofia Airport increased 2.8% year-on-year to 4,915 in the third month of 2019, according to Sofia Airport statistics.
Cargo handled at the airport grew 9.3% to 2,066 t. in March.
Last week, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said that its tender for awarding a 35-year concession contract to run Sofia Airport has attracted five offers.
The bids were tabled by Germany’s Fraport, and four consortia led by Britain’s Manchester Airport Group Overseas Investments Limited, Swiss-based SSB Sauerwein & Schaefer Bau, and two French companies – Meridiam Eastern Europe Investments and Aeroports de Paris
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