Airport

Eurostat: Sofia Airport is on the 63nd Position Among the 150 Airports in the EU

Sofia Airport is 63rd in terms of number of passengers in 2017 from about 150 airports of EU countries, according to Eurostat data on today's 7th of December, which is marked as International Aviation Day.

Last year, around 6.5 million passengers passed through Sofia Airport, which is 30% more than in the previous 2016, according to European statistics.

EU 'wants' air traffic agreement with Turkey

The European Union has reiterated its willingness to ink a comprehensive aviation agreement with Turkey, particularly after the symbolic inauguration of the new Istanbul Airport, one of the largest airports on the European continent, suggesting it would bring in up to 5 billion euros in additional revenue for the facility.

A stellar example

Greece's 14 regional airports face much brighter prospects having passed into the hands of a private company, which is operating and modernizing them, despite the significant objections of unionists and vested interests that wanted to maintain control of them - while doing a poor job of running them.

Regional airports set for takeoff

The 14 regional airports across Greece that the German-led Fraport Greece group operates are showing significant prospects for their commercial development, such as the opening of more stores and food service points, given that the rise in passenger numbers and improvement of services at the terminals is convincing more companies to invest in them.

Plane Made Emergency Landing at Sofia Airport, a Passenger Passed Away

Passenger airplane landed emergency at Sofia Airport.

According to information from the Ministry of Interior, the landing was due to the poor health of a passenger and the need to make a CPR.

Despite the efforts to help him, the man died.

The plane traveled from Munich to Izmir. It landed on Terminal 2. The machine is preparing to continue the flight along its route.

Volotea flight makes emergency landing in Athens

A Spanish low cost airline Volotea plane flying from the Aegean island of Mykonos to Venice made an emergency landing in the Greek capital on Tuesday after the crew reported a problem with one of the engines, reports say.

The aircraft landed at Athens International Airport, early reports said without giving further details.

Turkey's Antalya, Sabiha Gökçen among airports with highest traffic rise in July: European body

Air passenger traffic in Europe saw a slight rise of 4.8 percent in July, but some Turkish airports saw traffic spike as much as 18.3 percent, a European airport trade association said on Sept. 18, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Pages