Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Airplane to Egypt with 137 passengers on board makes emergency landing at Sofia airport

| updated on 5/22/21 3:36 PM
Photo: BGNES (archive)

A technical malfunction on an airplane caused an emergency situation at Sofia Airport this morning. According to initial reports, the plane took off from Sofia airport, but the crew found a technical problem and the plane had to return. Fire and emergency medical teams were sent to the scene. 
The plane, with 137 people on board, operating a charter flight to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, landed successfully at Sofia Airport. No one was injured.
Three hours later the flight was successfully carried out, Sofia Airport authorities announced.


Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

"Agra 2025" brings science and practice together at the International Fair Plovdiv

The latest technological solutions, products and projects in the field of agriculture and agro-industry will be presented at the "Agra 2025" exhibition in the halls of the International Fair in Plovdiv, BTA reports.  This year's..

published on 2/18/25 7:05 AM

Warning for significant precipitation in ten regions of eastern Bulgaria

On Tuesday, the lowest temperatures will be between minus 5 and 0°C; in Sofia - around minus 5°C. It will remain cold and cloudy with snowfalls over most of the country and rainfall in the southeastern regions. The snow cover will..

published on 2/17/25 6:55 PM

President Radev names Sofia Airport after the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev named Sofia Airport after the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski, the press secretariat of the head of state announced.  Thus, its official name becomes Vasil Levski Sofia Airport. According to the Constitution, the Head of..

published on 2/17/25 5:52 PM