site.btaVarna, Bourgas Airports Process 4.9 Million Passengers in 2019

Varna, on the Black Sea, February 4 (BTA) - Over the last year, the airports in
the Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas have serviced 4.9
million passengers on 35,000 flights of Bulgarian and foreign
air carriers. This transpired on Tuesday in a news release by
the concessionaire of the two airports, Fraport Twin Star
Airport Management AD. The figures reflect a year-on-year
decrease in passenger flow.

In 2019, Varna Airport has worked with 66 airlines to 117
destinations in 45 countries, servicing over 2 million
passengers, which is a decrease of 8.6 per cent compared to
2018. For the same period, Bourgas Airport has worked with 72
airlines to 132 destinations in 37 countries. The airport has
serviced over 2.85 million passengers, or 12 per cent fewer than
 in 2018.

Varna Airport has opened 4 new destinations, and started working
 with 9 new airlines. Another two destinations will be opened
this year: Varna-Vienna on March 31 and Varna-Nantes on April
14. For its part, Bourgas Airport is opening a direct flight
Bourgas-Vienna on March 31 that will be departing twice a week.

The airport operator's information service announced that over
the concession period (2006-2019), they have invested over 395
million leva in the infrastructure of the two airports and their
 modernization. For 2019, the investments amounted to 8.6
million leva, and the concessionaire is planning to invest over
12 million in 2020. RY/MT
  

/МТ/