Latest News
HomeAviationBudapest Airport welcomes Bulgaria Air and new flights to Sofia
Airlines

Budapest Airport welcomes Bulgaria Air and new flights to Sofia

First route to benefit from airport’s new ‘thin route’ incentive scheme.


Budapest Airport
last week welcomed the return of regular flights to Sofia, Bulgaria, with new airline customer Bulgaria Air, the national carrier of the Republic of Bulgaria. The carrier’s Embraer 190 aircraft, configured with two class 108-seats touched down at 14;20 pm local time. Journey time is just 70 minutes.

Bulgaria Air, which is serving the route four times weekly, becomes the first overseas airline to benefit from Budapest Airport’s innovative incentive scheme to increase more thin routes. The initiative announced at Routes Europe in Budapest in May, and approved by the Hungarian Civil Aviation Authority last month, enables airlines to benefit with a 50% discount on passenger service charges per year, for a maximum three years. The scheme is being applied to new ‘thin’ routes in order to help Budapest Airport fill its so called ‘white spots’ on its expanding route map.

“We are delighted to welcome new airline Bulgaria Air,” said Kam Jandu, Budapest Airport’s Aviation Director. “The route will be popular with business people and leisure travellers this summer too with a schedule that enables short break weekends in Bulgaria and Hungary.

The maiden flight was celebrated with a marzipan cake for the Bulgaria Air crew, presented by Budapest Airport’s Service Development Manager Sandor Saly.

News Editor - TravelDailyNews Media Network | + Posts

Tatiana is the news coordinator for TravelDailyNews Media Network (traveldailynews.gr, traveldailynews.com and traveldailynews.asia). Her role includes monitoring the hundreds of news sources of TravelDailyNews Media Network and skimming the most important according to our strategy.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication & Mass Media from Panteion University of Political & Social Studies of Athens and she has been editor and editor-in-chief in various economic magazines and newspapers.

28/03/2024
27/03/2024
26/03/2024
25/03/2024
22/03/2024
21/03/2024