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Fraport sees double-digit increase in passengers

Fraport Greece expects a double-digit percentage rise in passenger traffic through 14 Greek airports this year, its chief executive said on Monday.

Fraport Greece, a consortium of Germany's Fraport and Greek group Copelouzos, has operated 14 Greek airports including at popular tourist destinations Santorini and Rhodes since April last year.

More Than Half a Million Passengers Passed Through Sofia Airport in March

In the third month of 2018, Sofia Airport has served over half a million passengers (556,088), an increase of 7.8% compared to the same month of the previous year.

67% of passengers traveled through Terminal 2, and the remaining 37% via Terminal 1, reported from Sofia Airport.

Cancelled Flights from Sofia Airport to and from Paris

Flights to and from Paris are being cancelled by Air France, according to the Sofia Airport. The reason is a strike of Air France employees, including pilots, crews and ground staff. They insist on a 6% salary increase and hold a series of one-day strikes since February. Today, at 17:35, Sofia had to fly AF1789 to Paris "Charles de Gaulle".

Spectacular Heist: USD 5 Million were Stolen from the Luggage Compartment of a Plane in 6 Minutes

Five million dollars in cash were stolen from the luggage compartment of a Lufthansa airplane that had to fly to Switzerland from an airport near the Brazilian city of San Paolo, France press quoted the local police.
 
The spectacular robbery was carried out on Sunday for six minutes by five men who invaded the runway, threatened security officers, stole the money and fled.

Passengers at Bulgaria's Varna, Burgas Airports Increase in January

Combined passenger numbers at the Bulgarian coastal airports of Varna and Burgas added 85.4% year-on-year in January to 72,905, Germany's Fraport Group, which operates the airports, said on Tuesday.

Passenger traffic at Burgas airport increased by an annual 24.1% to 10,506, while passengers at Varna airport doubled to 59,862, Fraport said in a monthly statistical report.

Passengers at Sofia Airport Increased by 30% in 2017

The past year was a record in the history of the metropolitan airport. The serviced passengers in the period are almost six million and a half (6 490 096), an increase of 30.3% annually, reported from Sofia Airport.

What is remarkable is the fact that a record increase for passengers is recorded every month of the past year. Terminal 1 had 36% of all passengers and Terminal 2 - 64%.

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