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Irish low-cost airline Ryanair and the company that controls Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands airports have announced that they will take legal action against the government of Boris Johnson, demanding a change in the color rating system of airline destinations.

The number of air passengers in Turkey - including transit passengers - totaled 30 million in the first five months of 2021, the country's airport authority announced on June 7.

Low-cost airline Ryanair will resume its flights to/from Plovdiv Airport from/to London Stansted on June 4. They will be performed twice a week - on Mondays and Fridays, respectively from 9:20 pm and 12:25 pm Bulgarian time, Plovdiv Airport reported on their website.

UK main Heathrow Airport has announced plans to re-direct certain flights to other British airports or even EU hubs to ease pressure of hours waiting on border queues, BBC reported. With mounting paperwork concerning UK arrivals over the last six months, the queues grew longer and now the entry into UK may take as long as 5-6 hours.

The 14 regional airports managed by Fraport Greece, have been certified by the International Airports Organization (ACI World) for their commitment to passengers, staff and other social partners, in implementing appropriate measures and best practices, aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

Bulgarian airports of Varna and Burgas became the first in the country to be awarded health accreditation by the International Airport Council, according to the press office of the operator Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD.

Europe's airport traffic last year tumbled to 1995 levels, data from a regional industry group showed on Friday, with hubs in Turkey and Russia faring better than those in Western Europe.

Henri Coanda Airport adapts its terminal infrastructure to current traffic values and will keep open only 52 check-in counters through which passengers will be processed on the Departures flow and only 14 boarding gates for international flights, the Bucharest Airports National Company (CNAB) informs on Thursday.

The directive allowing only essential domestic flights between all airports in the country has been extended until Monday, with the aim of protecting passengers and the public from Covid-19. 

According to the relevant announcement, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Thursday the extension will last until 6 a.m. on Monday. 

The number of passengers through Turkish airports- including transit passengers- reached 81.7 million in 2020, according to the country's airport authority on Jan. 7.