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Bulgaria Ups Flights from Black Sea to Moscow in 2012 [Dec 21, 2011] Flights from Bulgaria's Black Sea airports of Varna and Burgas to the Russian capital Moscow are increasing next summer season. The agreement was sealed by the Transport Ministries of the two countries. Since the spring of 2010, there have been seven flights a week on the Varna-Moscow line, which were increased to 14 in the spring of 2011.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia Urges Germany to Pour Money into Bulgaria's Ports, Airports [Dec 01, 2011] Bulgaria's Transport and IT Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has called upon German investors to take part in the concessions of Bulgarian ports and airports. Moskovski met with Klaus-Dieter Scheurle, State Secretary of Germany's Ministry for Transport, Construction and Urban Planning in Berlin on Thursday, the press service of the Bulgarian Transport Ministry said. According to the Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Notorious Alma Tour Fly Files for Bankruptcy [Oct 07, 2011] Alma Tour Fly, a company within the group of scandal-hit Bulgarian tour operator Alma Tour, filed for bankruptcy on October 06, the Sofia City Court said Friday. Problems with Alma Tour surfaced in early September, when close to 1,000 international tourists, most of them Russians, were stranded at Bulgarian Black Sea airports of Burgas and Varna. Their flights were cancelled by national air ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Patches Things Up with Russian Tourists after 'Hostage Crisis' [Sep 25, 2011] Russian tourists will not stop visiting Bulgaria in spite of the crises in the recent weeks, in which thousands of them were stranded at Bulgarian Black Sea airports, according to Grigory Sarishvili, deputy head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency. "Russian tourists won't give up on Bulgaria because they are aware that it was not the Bulgarian state who was responsible for the recent problems ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria taps state reserves after refinery shutdown [Jul 30, 2011] Bulgaria said Saturday it had unblocked 1,800 tonnes of jet fuel from its state reserves to prevent a shortage at its airports, after its sole refinery halted production over a licencing row. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unblocks 2 T of Jet Fuel Reserve over Lukoil Crisis [Jul 30, 2011] The Bulgarian cabinet released overnight Saturday 1 800 tons of jet fuel from the State reserve, Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov announced. The decision, signed by the Council of Ministers during the night, will secure jet fuel for the upcoming week. The fuel is destined to the airports of the Black Sea cities of Varna and Burgas where the summer tourist season is in its peack.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Unblock Aircraft Fuel Reserve over Lukoil Crisis [Jul 29, 2011] Bulgaria's government is about to tap into the state reserve of aircraft fuel to prevent shortages after revoking the licence of Russian oil giant Lukoil local refinery, the only in the country. "The move has to be taken because the country's airports will run out of stocks in a few days," Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov told journalists on Friday afternoon. A governmental decision ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Set Up EU Border Control Air Base in Burgas [May 11, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry will use part of the territory of the airport in the Black Sea city of Burgas in order to set up an air base for the surveillance of the southeastern-most external border of the EU. This has become clear from a government decision adopted Wednesday to amend the concession contracts of the Varna and Burgas airports. In addition to facilitating the investments of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria wants Russian airport rights [Apr 14, 2011] Bulgaria wants Russia to give it greater access to its airports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Demands More Access to Russian Airports [Apr 07, 2011] Bulgaria wants Russia to increase the number of airports available for Bulgarian airlines, it was made clear in Moscow Thursday. The statement was made by Kamen Kichev, Bulgaria's Deputy Transport Minister, who took part in the meeting of the Bulgarian-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Partnership Bulgaria also wants Russia to introduce more ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches 2 Airport Tenders in June [Apr 04, 2011] Bulgaria seeks investors to lease two of its airports ? in the country's second-largest city, Plovdiv, and in the Danube port of Ruse ? for 35 years. The Plovdiv airport needs an investor for upgrading its 195 200 square meters of its cargo zone. The candidates for the concession must have had an income of at least BGN 18 M over one of the past 3 years.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Offer Plovdiv Air Cargo Terminal, Ruse Airport on Concession [Mar 01, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet is going to start procedures for finding private operators of the cargo terminal of the southern Plovdiv Airport, and of the civilian airport Shtraklevo near the Danube city of Ruse. The concession procedures for the two airports are on the agenda of the Cabinet's meeting on Wednesday. While there was investor interest in the cargo terminal of the airport in the southern city ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, South Korea Strike Comprehensive Transport Deal [Oct 26, 2010] Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea have signed a wide-ranging cooperation memorandum on roads, railways, ports, and airports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna, Burgas Airport Boast Enhanced Video Surveillance [Aug 13, 2010] The introduction of open platform IP video management software at Bulgarias two Black Sea airports, Varna and Burgas, has led to improved security and operational excellence, said in a statement its developer, Milestone Systems. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Commissioner: Air Traffic Crisis Is Test for EU [Apr 19, 2010] Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner and now political advisor of EC Vice President and Transportation Commissioner, Siim Kalas, wants standardized information for airlines and airports in crisis situations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Key Airports as Volcanic Ash Cloud Backs Off [Apr 19, 2010] The airports of Plovdiv and Burgas in Southern Bulgaria are opened as of 10 am Monday as the Iceland volcanic ash cloud has withdrawn to the north. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-18 13:07 Bulgaria partly opens airspace for flights [Apr 18, 2010] SOFIA, April 18 (Reuters) - Bulgaria opened Sofia and Plovdiv airports at 1100 GMT on Sunday and allowed transit flights over the country at 8,000 metres altitude because it considered there was no danger from the volcanic ash cloud, the transport ministry said. Bulgaria closed its airspace earlier on Sunday because of the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano that is paralysing air traffic across ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria partly opens airspace for flights [Apr 18, 2010] Source: Reuters SOFIA, April 18 (Reuters) - Bulgaria opened Sofia and Plovdiv airports at 1100 GMT on Sunday and allowed transit flights over the country at 8,000 metres altitude because it considered there was no ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria partly opens airspace for flights [Apr 18, 2010] Bulgaria opened Sofia and Plovdiv airports at 12:00 p.m. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-18 07:37 Bulgaria closes airspace due to ash cloud [Apr 18, 2010] SOFIA, April 18 (Reuters) - Bulgaria closed its airspace from 0600 GMT on Sunday due to the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano, the transport ministry said. Late on Saturday Bulgaria partially closed its airspace and several airports, but the latest announcement now means all airports, including Sofia, are now shut. [via YahooNews] More >>