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Wizz Air has quietly ceased operations on flights from Sofia to both Geneva, Switzerland, and Lisbon, Portugal. Tour operators informed TravelNews about the cancellations, noting that groups scheduled for these destinations were affected.

Wizz Air has kicked off its 2024-2025 winter season, unveiling a renewed schedule with more than 40 fresh and returning routes across its vast network.

Wizz Air has announced the launch of a new route from Sofia to Stuttgart, one of Europe's greenest cities. Starting in December, flights will operate year-round three times a week. Tickets are available now on the airline's website and mobile app, with prices starting at 65.99 leva.

The renovation and expansion projects for Greece’s largest airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, are set to begin in the first quarter of 2025, with early indications showing positive pre-bookings for the 2024/2025 winter season.

Approximately two thirds (65%) of the population of the European Union live in small and medium-sized cities with nonexistent or limited air connections.

At the same time, 800 out of 1,200 small and medium-sized cities - with a population up to 2 million people each - are not served by an airplane.

Ryanair, Europe's No.1 airline, today (6 Sep) named Italy as one of the top destinations enjoyed by its Bulgarian passengers this Summer.

Ryanair currently operates to/from 32 airports across Italy, including key city hubs like Rome and Milan both of which you can fly to with regular connections from Sofia.

An EasyJet flight from London Gatwick to the Greek island of Kos was forced to make an emergency landing in Munich after a drunk passenger attempted to enter the cockpit.

Local authorities arrested the passenger upon landing.

Aegean Airlines has invested 25 million euros in low-cost Spanish carrier Volotea, an investment that could eventually be twice that amount and offer the Greek national carrier key synergies.

According to Michael O’Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, two drinks at the airport before a flight are sufficient for passengers, and implementing limits on alcohol consumption at airports would help address the rise in disruptive incidents on flights.

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has said it would cut 20% of its traffic at Berlin-Brandenburg airport, making good on threats to reduce its presence in the German capital due to some of the highest location charges in Europe.