French-German consortium SOF Connect is to be Sofia Airport’s concessionaire for the next 35 years. This was made possible after the Supreme Administration Court ruled today that a decision by the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC)..
The Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office is investigating drug smuggling via the Sofia Airport. Officers from the department Combating Smuggling in Drugs checked a parcel coming from the USA. Their attention was caught by a specific smell of marihuana. An..
The Bulgarian Ministry of Healthcare and the Border Police have conducted a training drill at the Sofia Airport to practice action in case of passengers having coronavirus symptoms. Teams of the Military Medical Academy also participated in..
The seven millionth passenger for this year has landed at Sofia Airport on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv. Her name is Vicky Almog who visits Bulgaria twice a year, because she has relatives in this country and loves the beautiful local nature and..
The SOF Connect Consortium, which includes French company Meridiam Eastern European Investments in partnership with the operator of the Munich Airport - Flughafen München, have won the concession tender for the Sofia Airport. This was..
The application deadline for concession of Sofia Airport expires today. Five candidates filed applications to become future concessionaires of Bulgaria’s biggest airport- Manchester Airports Group, Fraport, Aéroports de Paris Group, Munich Airport..
The biggest British airport operator Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has confirmed its participation in the concession procedure for Sofia Airport. Currently, the company owns and operates three of the main airports in Great Britain-Manchester Airport,..
A fake bomb threat signal closed for nearly one hour the two terminals of Sofia Airport on Wednesday noon. Teams of Bulgarian Police responded immediately to the signal and made standard check. No explosive device was found. The airport started to..
Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has reported in parliament that Sofia Airport complies with all security standards laid out in European law. Moskovski’s statement came as a response to a question about the preparedness of the airport to..
For the first seven months of the year, a total of 3,747,596 passengers passed through Sofia Airport, which represents a record-high rise of 42 percent over the same period last year, the airport administration reported. The number of passengers on..
