Sofia Airport Handles 300,000 Passengers in July

Sofia airport serviced a total of 297,873 passengers in July, up by 17 % compared to the corresponding period of 2007, when passenger traffic at the airport stood at 254,468 passengers. The airport handled a total of 9,336 passengers on July 29, which turned out to be last month's busiest day. The Sofia airport registered an increase of 32% in the number of international charter flights. The number of passengers on such flights handled by the airport rose by nearly 45% compared to the corresponding period of 2007. Foreign companies accounted for 88% of the international charter flights to and from the airport. London was the most preferred destination from the Sofia airport with a record-high 41,000 passengers in July, up 50% year on year. The Sofia-Vienna destination ranked second with 25,300 passengers in July, which represents a 15-percent year on year increase. A total of 20,800 passengers traveled to Frankfurt last month. The passenger traffic on domestic destinations went up by 45% in July 2008, compared to July 2007. The cargo shipments handled at the Sofia airport in July rose by 8% to 1,703 tonnes.

Public Tender for Reconstruction of Part of Burgas Airport

The concessioner of the Bulgarian airport “Burgas” announced a public tender for an implementor of the rehabilitation of line “A” and an air-strip for taking off and landing.“Fraport” anticipates the reconstruction to include line “A” with an area of 1500 sq. m as well as 100 sq. m of a air-strip serving airplanes' taking off and landing.The company, which will be selected for implementing the reconstruction, should finish it in three months – this is the period the German company gives for completing the work on the air-strip, informs BGNES.The guarantee for participation is 1000 EUR. According to the law this sum could be up to 1% of the tender's value. The applicants should present documents, proving their economic, financial and technical capabilities for implementing the task. Recommendations from previous clients for good work are also needed.