Public transport

The airport in the Bulgarian capital has restored its normal operation shortly after midnight on Thursday after a false bomb threat led to extra security measures being enforced on Wednesday evening.

As of Thursday, the airport is open and flights are running according to schedule, daily Dnevnik informs.

 A key road in the central Mecidiyeköy neighborhood of Istanbul will be closed starting from March 5 as part of metro construction work in the area, which is expected to last 410 days and add even more traffic to the already busy spot. 

The Federation of Civil Aviation Authority Unions (OSYPA) has announced a 24-hour strike protesting against the Greek state airports privatization agreement.

As a result number of domestic flights are expected to be cancelled on Friday

The U.S. Embassy in Athens released a message to U.S. citizens warning them of possible terrorist attacks in Europe and urges them to be particular caution during the holiday season and at holiday festivals or events.

The board of the Athens’ Public Transport Organization (OASA) approved the completion of the first phase of a plan to replace or paper public transportation tickets and cards with an electronic ticket in Athen’s transportation system. The new system will be ready for implementation in 2016.

Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has revealed a new support program to overcome sector losses mainly due to economic problems in Russia and neighboring countries. 

The number of security traffic controls in Greece have increased prior to the upcoming Labor Day (May 1) holidays. Travelling of cargo vehicles has been banned.

Meanwhile, flights to and from Greece have been cancelled on account of a three-hour strike. Additionally, marine transport will also be cut for several hours as workers have scheduled massive protests.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the UK is conducting a survey to help improve special assistance to disabled passengers when flying from UK airports. The online poll is gathering research for a year and its results are to be published early in 2016.

A quarter of Bulgarians point to walking as being their most frequent mode of transport, the latest Eurobarometer survey on quality of transport shows.

Although cars were the most mentioned mode of transport in each member state, Bulgaria and Spain have the highest share of people who walk on a typical day ? 25 %.

Commuters in Athens will be able to swap their paper tickets for smart cards similar to those used on public transport systems in other European cities in December 2016.