Low-cost carrier

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.

Low-cost airline Ryanair will perform all its flights from and to Sofia at Terminal 2, news website Dnevnik.bg reports, citing company officials.

Ryanair, which last year launched flights to more than a dozen destinations at Sofia Airport, used the older Terminal 1 for a few months.

Lufthansa pilots in Germany began a two-day strike on Nov. 23, grounding hundreds of flights at one of Europe's largest carriers in a bid to increase pressure on management in a long-running pay dispute.

Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia will launch flights between Sofia and Amsterdam as of May 2017, reported the carrier's website.

The flights will be carried out three times a week. Tickets are already available online and the first Sofia-Amsterdam flight is on May 10, 2017. The price of a one-way ticket is currently EUR 29.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz air will resume its flights between Sofia and Varna on March 26, 2017.

The company started its flight programme in the middle of July 2008 and stopped it in November 2010. Tickets can now be bought online and prices start at BGN 19.99 per basic fare.

Hungary's low cost carrier Wizz Air will on August 20 launch its third route from the airport Konstantin Veliki in Nis, a city in southern Serbia.

The company will fly from this town to Dortmund, Germany, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will operate regular flights between the airports in Sofia and Copenhagen starting from June 13.

The company announced its new route on Thursday.

The flights between the Bulgarian and Danish capitals will be carried out three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will operate flights between Sofia and Budapest starting from November 1.

The company will conduct flights between the Bulgarian and Hungarian capitals three times a week, flying on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will start operating daily flights between the Bulgarian and Greek capitals from October 30.

The tickets for the Sofia-Athens route will go on sale on February 23, with the prices starting from EUR 24.99.

Since the beginning of the year, the company has considerably expanded the list of destinations accessible from Sofia.

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will start operating daily flights between the Bulgarian capital and Cologne from October 30.

This is the first German destination accessible from Sofia, with the prices of one-way tickets on the new route starting from EUR 19.99 in November.