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All five applicants were allowed to participate at the concession procedure for Sofia Airport, it became clear after the bids of the applicants were opened at the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport.

Bulgarian authorities said they had accepted the offers of all five international bidders for the concession for Sofia Airport, the Bulgarian transport authority confirmed on Thursday.

According to the company's website, the option is available for Air Serbia flights from Belgrade, Banjaluka, Podgorica, Sarajevo, Skopje, Tivat, Zagreb, Athens, Thessaloniki, Sofia, Tirana and Bucharest.

Tourist traffic data for 2019 is looking rather good, as Fraport Greece announced a first-quarter year-on-year rise of 8.2 percent at its regional airports, though this is attributed mainly to domestic rather than foreign travelers.

Italian company Leonardo SpA announced on Tuesday it had won two contracts in European airport logistics for a total of 100 million euros, concerning services for Athens and Geneva airports.
In Athens a new transfer baggage facility will be constructed and baggage infrastructure throughout the rest of the airport will be completely overhauled and extended by 2020.
[Reuters]

The mega Istanbul Airport has served a total of 372,118 passengers as of March 18, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turan has said.

"Slovenia is facing a major shortage of large land suitable for production and logistics projects with an adequate spatial arrangement and utility infrastructure. With the added value of good road connections and the immediate vicinity of the airport, Brnik has it all.

German airport association ADV warned that the strike action would "paralyze" the German flight network on Tuesday, reported DW. 

Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport canceled 570 of 1,200 flights at Frankfurt ahead of Tuesday's warning strike organized by the DBB and Verdi trade unions, who began their walkout at 2 a.m. local time (0100 UTC).

Nearly 90 of the flights planned for today at Munich International Airport have been canceled due to the complicated weather conditions. This was announced by the German newspaper "Bild", referring to the aerospace administration, TASS reported.

Low-lying clouds led to flight cancellations and delays to Thessaloniki's Makedonia airport on Thursday, according to airport manager Fraport Greece.