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Eurowings launches first flight to Sofia Airport

November 4, 2019Eurowings launches first flight to Sofia AirportGerman low-cost air carrier Eurowings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Group, launched its first flight to Sofia Airport, connecting the Bulgarian capital and Germany’s Dusseldorf, Sofia Airport said on Monday. “Bulgaria is a very important market for Eurowings, that is...

September 4, 2019Monthly Numbers – PassengersBelow are the official passenger numbers for Sofia Airport (source: Sofia Airport)

Flights From Budapest to Sofia From Next Year

August 2, 2019Flights From Budapest to Sofia From Next YearThe Polish carrier LOT is planning daily flights to connect Budapest with Belgrade and Sofia, according to the Hungarian capital’s airport, quoted by stolica.bg The start of the new six destinations will be March 30 next year. They are next...

ADP, Fraport and MAG challenge Sofia Airport tender award

July 30, 2019ADP, Fraport and MAG challenge Sofia Airport tender awardAeroports de Paris (ADP), Fraport and Manchester Airports Group (MAG) have challenged the tender award to manage Sofia International Airport in Bulgaria. The three losing suitors have appealed to the Bulgarian Transport Ministry to reconsider its decision to grant the...

Bulgaria picks French-German consortium in Sofia Airport concession tender

July 17, 2019Bulgaria picks French-German consortium in Sofia Airport concession tenderBulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on July 17 that it has selected the tie-up between French infrastructure investor Meridiam and Munich Airport as the winner of the concession tender for the Sofia Airport. The consortium’s technical offer was one of three...

Sofia Airport grows H1 passenger traffic

July 8, 2019Sofia Airport grows H1 passenger trafficSofia Airport welcomed some 3.46 million passengers in the first half of 2019, up from 3.38 million passengers in the same period of last year, the airport operator said. In June alone, Sofia Airport’s passenger traffic edged up by an...

Sofia Airport Passenger Traffic increases 2.6% in May

June 13, 2019Sofia Airport Passenger Traffic increases 2.6% in MayPassenger traffic at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport rose by an annual 2.6% to 635,195 people in May, data from the airport operator showed. Aircraft take-offs and landings at Sofia Airport decreased 3.3% year-on-year to 5,450 in the fifth month of 2019,...

ADP-led group offers highest concession fee in Sofia Airport tender

June 6, 2019ADP-led group offers highest concession fee in Sofia Airport tenderA consortium led by France’s Aeroports de Paris (ADP) has offered the highest concession fee in a tender to operate Sofia Airport, Bulgaria’s main air transport hub, the transport ministry said on Thursday. Five airport operators and investors from Britain,...

New Terminal and Runway at Sofia Airport

May 3, 2019New Terminal and Runway at Sofia AirportThe airport has reached its design capacity. “Up to 10 years at Sofia Airport there will be a new terminal and runway”. This was said at a hearing in the parliamentary committee on transport, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rosen...

Sofia Airport passenger traffic rises 2.9% in March

April 16, 2019Sofia Airport passenger traffic rises 2.9% in MarchPassenger 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,...

Copenhagen Airport AS Teams Up With SSB in Concession for Sofia Airport

April 15, 2019Copenhagen Airport AS Teams Up With SSB in Concession for Sofia AirportThe five bidders for the concession are: The Vitosha Consortium, consisting of Manchester Airports Group and its partner the Beijing Construction Engineering Group; SOF Connect Consortium, made up of Munich Airport and French infrastructure investor Meridiam; The UBB Consortium Sofia...

MAG Confirms Bid To Operate Sofia Airport In Bulgaria

April 12, 2019MAG Confirms Bid To Operate Sofia Airport In BulgariaSeven months after declaring an interest in Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) today confirmed that it has made a bid to operate the gateway. Its undisclosed offer has been made together with Chinese investment partner, the Beijing Construction...

5 bidders for Sofia Airport Concession

April 11, 20195 bidders for Sofia Airport ConcessionBulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on April 11 that it has received five bids in the concession tender for the Sofia Airport, the country’s largest air hub. The five bidders listed by the ministry were Manchester Airports Group in consortium with...

Sofia Airport Concession Tender Deadline moved to April 2019

February 4, 2019Sofia Airport Concession Tender Deadline moved to April 2019Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has postponed the deadline for bids in the tender for the 35-year concession on Sofia Airport for a fourth time, to April 3 2019. The previous deadline was February 5, but the Transport Ministry initially sought to...

January 11, 2019Record Number of Passenger use Sofia Airport in 2018A total of 6,962,040 passengers used Sofia Airport in 2018, an increase of 7.3% compared to 2017. More news to follow.

Concession Tender Deadline Extended

January 2, 2019Concession Tender Deadline ExtendedBulgaria has extended the deadline for submitting bids to run Sofia’s airport for a third time, to Feb. 5 following changes in the documents for the concession contract, transport ministry data showed on Wednesday. The ministry has already pushed the...

Concession interest heats up – as AENA enters the race

November 26, 2018Concession interest heats up – as AENA enters the raceThe deadline for submitting tenders for the Sofia Airport concession was extended due to the great interest of the candidates in the procedure. This was announced by Minister of Transport Rosen Zhelyazkov during the forum “Entrepreneurship, Development, Perspectives”, which took...

Bid deadline for Sofia Airport postponed to 29th January

November 15, 2018Bid deadline for Sofia Airport postponed to 29th JanuaryBulgaria has extended the deadline for submitting bids to run Sofia airport for a second time, to Jan. 29, after numerous requests for clarification about the concession contract, a transport ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. The ministry had already pushed...

Record Passenger Numbers

November 15, 2018Record Passenger NumbersSofia Airport continues to post strong growth, and is currently on track to surpass 7 million passenger in 2018. In October, 610,195 passengers used the airport compared to 573,722 in 2017.

Ryanair Launches Flights to Crete

October 15, 2018Ryanair Launches Flights to CreteDirect flights from Sofia to the Greek island of Crete will be run by low-cost company Ryanair from April 2019. Airplanes will fly twice a week to the airport of Hania, the carrier said. At the moment, the only Greek...