Bulgaria Air

Eight hours - a new record for flight from Sofia to Burgas for dozens of Bulgarian air passengers on Saturday, reported bTV .

People, including small children, have spent hours in the metropolitan airport and they didn't know when they would fly. After several times their flight had been postponed, they finally had to wait for the plane from Milan, which was also arriving late.

A plane was grounded at Stuttgart Airport this morning over fears of an imminent bomb plot, German media reported.

It was feared that an attack may have been imminent after a passenger expressed fears over a conversation he heard, police said.

Possibly two or three people were questioned by police, according to Welt newspaper, following a disturbance.

Bulgaria Air's debts to Sofia Airport continue to grow and, at present, amount to over BGN 59 M, reported Kapital Daily.

During the weak season after New Year's Eve and against the background of an increased presence of low-cost carriers, the national carrier Bulgaria Air announced discounts as well.

Nearly 50 million passengers have departed and arrived at Sofia Airport in 2016.

This is a record for Bulgaria's capital Airport.

Passengers serviced were 22% year-on-year.

Total number of passengers was 4,980,387. Out of these, over 2.3 million were serviced at Terminal 1, while another 2.6 million were serviced at Terminal 2.

Sofia Airport has started offering two new seasonal destinations: to Lisbon, Portugal and Alicante, Spain.

Both routes to the Iberian Peninsula are operated by national carrier Bulgaria Air, the airport says on its website.

The route to the Portuguese capital city, served since April 28, will be operated once a week,on Thursday.    

Bulgaria's national flag carrier Bulgaria Air has announced it will not perform flights between Sofia and Brussels on Tuesday, April 05

Sofia Airport has said the two flights No FB 407 (to Brussels), with takeoff time 18:00, and FB 408 (from Brussels) scheduled to land 23:55, have been terminated.

There will be no flights between Sofia Airport and Zaventem Airport in Brussels until April 4, authorities have announced.

Sofia Airport has said all Bulgaria Air flights to and from Brussels have been cancelled for March 31-April 04.

Air France has renewed its direct daily flights between the Bulgarian and French capitals starting from Sunday.

The flights between Sofia airport and Charles de Gaulle airport have been added to the airline's summer flight schedule and will be serviced between March 27 and October 29.

The flights will be carried out by an Airbus A319 with a capacity of 143 seats.

Bulgaria's national flag carrier Bulgaria Air has said it is canceling all flights to and from Zaventem Airport scheduled for March 29, Tuesday.

In a statement, Sofia Airport has listed flight No FB 407, taking off en route Brussels at 18:00, and FB 408, landing from Brussels at 23:55.

Wizz Air flights from and to Charleroi airport are to be performed on schedule.