Manchester Airports Group

Plovdiv Airport has announced the resumption of direct flights to Manchester, with the inaugural flight scheduled to depart on December 14, as reported by Plovdiv24.bg. This development comes thanks to the support from the Development Fund, which has been instrumental in facilitating this service.

A new route will soon link Plovdiv and Birmingham, enhancing travel options between the second largest cities of Bulgaria and the UK. Ryanair has announced that it will operate direct flights between the two cities, with the inaugural flight scheduled for November 2 this year. One-way tickets for the new service start at 35 euros.

A midday emergency landing at Sofia Airport has been reported today, reportedly due to the tragic death of a British citizen aboard the aircraft. The incident occurred on a Pegasus Airlines flight from Izmir, Turkey, destined for London Stansted Airport.

Wildfires burned across Greece on Monday, forcing people to be evacuated from a beach on the island of Corfu while tourists crowded an airport on Rhodes after thousands fled hotels and resorts at the weekend.

Fires burning since Wednesday on Rhodes forced the evacuation of 19,000 people over the weekend as an inferno reached coastal resorts on the island's southeastern coast.

Two Russian nationals were arrested and charged in Thessaloniki early Sunday morning for disrupting the safety of a flight from Manchester, England to Dalaman, Turkey, after their plane was forced to land at Thessaloniki's international airport. 

The strong wind in Sofia caused delays in flights at Sofia Airport and rerouting of planes, the airport's press center reports.

A plane that landed at Paphos International Airport was struck by lightning on Tuesday, with reports saying Ryanair passengers were unharmed during the incident.

Bulgarian authorities said they had accepted the offers of all five international bidders for the concession for Sofia Airport, the Bulgarian transport authority confirmed on Thursday.

A first candidate officially announced its intention to apply for the concession at Sofia Airport. This is the British airport operator Manchester Airport Group, which along with its partner in the face of the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group will participate in the procedure, it became clear at a press conference today in the Sofia.

Airplane Boing 737 owned by the airline company 'Travel Service' flying to Bratislava made an emergency landing at the Burgas airport today at 13:35. Reported BTV.