Bulgaria Air is the flag carrier of the Balkan country from which its name derives. It was the successor to Balkan Bulgarian, which ceased to exist in 2002. According to Planespotters.net, Bulgaria Air has 17 aircraft, not all of which are active. Its mixed fleet comprises five A220-300s, five A320s, four E190s, two A220-200s and […]
May 6, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Two airports serve the ever-popular Black Sea area of Bulgaria: Varna and Burgas. Located around 120 kilometres south of Varna, Burgas was the larger of the pair in 2022 – just as it has been in most years. It welcomed 1.64 million passengers against 1.48 million for Varna. Curiously, the reverse was true of the […]
August 24, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Bulgaria became a member of the EU on 1 January 2007. The same day, neighbour Romania also became a member. Curiously, traffic had already doubled at the country’s main airport in Sofia between 2001 and 2006. In 2007 demand grew by more than 20% while the following year passenger numbers again increased by almost 20%. […]
March 6, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Bulgaria is the 10th largest country in the EU and has a population of just under seven million people. It is about half the size of neighbouring Romania and also shares a border with Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, as well as having a coast on the Black Sea. Its GDP per Capita is […]
September 20, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Plovdiv Airport in southern central Bulgaria celebrated the arrival of its first ever service operated by Wizz Air on Wednesday 3 November when flights from both London LTN and Dortmund touched down at the airport. The UK route will be served 3-weekly (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) while the German service will be welcomed on Wednesdays […]
On Sunday 27 June, easyJet operated its first ever flight to the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Burgas. The flight originated in Berlin and will operate 2-weekly (Fridays and Sundays) during the rest of the summer. Competition on the route comes from German carrier Sundair, which also serves the route 2-weekly (on Mondays and Wednesdays). […]
June 30, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Wizz Air on 10 June opened another new base, this time a seasonal one in Burgas, located on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The ULCC first began service to the airport in May 2006 from London LTN, followed a month later by flights from Budapest. The following June flights from two Polish bases, Katowice and Warsaw […]