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Sofia: Airports in Sofia, Burgas, Varna and Plovdiv met the Schengen requirements

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Our international airports in Sofia , Burgas , Varna and Plovdiv already met the requirements for accession to Schengen, said Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Minister of Internal Affairs. Together with his colleagues Alexander Tsvetkov, Minister of Transport an...

Sofia: British Airways с безпрецедентно ниска тарифа за полети София-Лондон

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:54:00 GMT

От 18 ноември 2009 г. British Airways обявява най-ниската си тарифа досега от София до Лондон – само 30 евро за еднопосочен билет и 60 евро за билет отиване и връщане без таксите. Цените с включени всички такси са съответно 74 евро за еднопосочен билет...

Sofia: Цените в заведения на аерогара София по-високи от тези на летище "Хийтроу"

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:07:00 GMT

Цените на храните и напитките на Аерогара София са значително по-високи (от 10% до 50% ) от тези на летище Хийтроу в Лондон, показва разследване на сайта kafene.net, цитиран от news.bg. Цената на кафето на софийското летище е 4,50 лв., а водата 3 лв., ...

Oryahovo: Number of vehicles pass through Oryahovo ferryboat decreased by 15%

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:10:00 GMT

Number of vehicles that pass through Oryahovo ferryboat has droped by 15%, executive director of Oryahovo Ferryboat Dobri Radev said. In his words about 30-40 automobiles less use the services of the ferry every day, due to the financial crisis. Rade...

Plovdiv: Rehabilitation of Plovdiv - Burgas railway

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:00 GMT

Тhe tender for rehabilitation of Plovdiv - Burgas railway line was started. The Railway Infrastructure national company launched the tender of three lots for rehabilitation of the railway line. The indicative budget is BGN 366.45m, 55% come from the Co...

Varbitsa: Varbitsa Pass closed for the entire winter season, available are Rish and Kotel passes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Varbitsa Pass is closed for the entire winter season, the press center of Road Infrastructure Agency reports.As of Wednesday all vehicles are banned from traveling through the pass, on road I-7 Shumen - Yambol from 176th km to 200th km. The motorists c...

Vidin: Vidin airport would be given on concession

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The airport in the city of Vidin would be given on concession, not sold, said the regional governor Plamen Stefanov. The documentation for the sale of the airport had been prepared by the predecessor of Stefanov and given to him in the change of seats.

Sofia: Може да има директна самолетна линия София - Сеул

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT

Възможността за откриване на директна самолетна линия София - Сеул е била обсъдена по време на срещите на министъра на икономиката, енергетиката и туризма Трайчо Трайков в корейската столица. С оглед на бъдещото натоварване на линията се очаква в София ...

More expensive vignettes for cars from the next year

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:59:00 GMT

Increasing of price of full year vignettes for cars was announced today from Rosen Plevneliev - Minister for regional development and public works. The rise of the price is from 2010 and comes due to a budget hole, left as heritage by the former Bulgarian...

Sofia: Azerbaijan Airlines AZAL launches direct flights to Sofia

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:10:00 GMT

Bulgaria and Azerbaijan - known for its gas and oil fields, might be connected by direct airplane flights. Bulgaria`s foreign minister Roumyana Zheleva and the president of the Caucasus republic Ilham Aliyev discussed yesterday the launching of direct flig...

Sofia: Passenger numbers at Sofia airport dwindled by 3%

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Passenger numbers at Sofia airport have dwindled by 3% to 2.4 million people between January and September from a year ago, the company said. The airport is bracing for a 2% decline in the final quarter, when it expects to handle 3,157,000 travelers. T...

Malko Turnovo: The road Malko Tarnovo - Kirklareli (Turkey)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:13:00 GMT

Road from Malko Tarnovo border checkpoint to Kirklareli is almost entirely completed from Turkish side, which is financed by the European Union. ... The three-four roadways road has the appearance of a motorway with a thick layer of asphalt, new ditches,...

Tenders for construction of Bulgaria's motorways

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:27:00 GMT

The first long-anticipated tenders for construction of Bulgaria`s Trakiya motorway will be held in the autumn, said construction minister Rosen Plevneliev. The 115-kilometre road linking the eastern towns of Stara Zagora and Karnobat should be complete...

Varna: News about the highway Cherno more between Varna and Burgas

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:22:00 GMT

Cherno More motorway, which will connect the cities of Varna and Burgas , could be regarded as an extension of Trakia highway. We do our best that its construction is financed with European funds, Rossen Plevneliev, Minister of Regional Development, s...

Railway Infrastructure Operator Announces 30% Temporary Wage Cut

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:10:00 GMT

The Railway Infrastructure Company announced Monday a temporary 30 per cent wage cut valid from September 1, CEO Anton Ginev told a news conference that such a measure is allowed by the collective agreement which the company signed with the unions earlie...

Sofia: Trains from Sofia to Black sea's cities of Varna and Burgas with lower prices

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:10:00 GMT

Starting August 24, the prices of fast trains leading from Sofia to the coastal cities of Varna and Bourgas will be 30 percent lower. The prices are based on a proposal by the Transport, Information Technologies and Communications Ministry. The decre...

Varna: Number of passengers serviced at Varna Airport decreased 13.8%

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:55:00 GMT

The number of passengers serviced at Varna Airport decreased 13.8 percent over the first seven months of 2009 in comparison to figures for the same period of 2008, radio Focus- Varna reported. The overall number of serviced passengers exceeds 650 000. Fro...

Nikopol: The ferry Nikopol-Turnu Magurele starts in October

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:44:00 GMT

Ferry from Bulgaria’s Nikopol to the Romanian Turnu Magurele will started operating after the road from Nikopol to Pleven is completely repaired, Nikopol mayor Valerii Zheliazkov told Monitor daily. The road repairs have to be finished by the end o...

Varna: Processed freights by Port Varna were fewer by 10%

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The processed freights by Port Varna were fewer by10 percent for the first six months of 2009 compared to same period last year but there is been slight growth in revenue, announced the Director of the company Danail Papazov. Profits from the processed...

Sofia: The first stage of Lyulin highway is to start operation

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Lyulin highway is the first that is progressing faster than during the mandate of the last government. Thanks to the efforts of Bulgarian and European institutions as well as of building companies was made a schedule and 24-hour work. The whole project i...

Plovdiv: Plovdiv Airport is expecting to service up to 1 million passengers per year

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Plovdiv Airport is expecting to service up to one million passengers per year, airport manager Andrea Andreev said. The increase in passengers is expected to take place within two to three years. Initially, Plovdiv Airport will service charter flights ...

Transport company Etap-Address reported a BGN 1.391 million loss

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Transport company Etap-Address JSC reported a BGN 1.391 million loss for the first half-year of 2009 as from a BGN 129 thous profit in the same period of previous year. A big part of the loss comes from higher amortization costs and interest expenses. The ...

Salash: Bulgarian-Serbian border check point near village of Salash open because a fair

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:40:00 GMT

The border check point at Kada Boaz passage in the Western Balkan Range at the Bulgarian-Serbian border near the Bulgarian village of Salash and the Serbian village of Novo Korito has remained opened for a third day in a row. The occasion is a fair (see ...

Shipka: Companuies show interest in buidling a road tunnel under the Shipka Pass

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Over 30 Bulgarian and foreign companies have expressed their interest in building a road tunnel under the Shipka Pass in Central Bulgaria. The news was announced by the National Agency Road Infrastructure which has received letters of interest by the pot...

Sofia: Sofia airport with 5% less passengers in June 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:14:00 GMT

Sofia Airport has registered a 5% drop in the number of passengers that it serviced in June 2009 compared to June 2008. A total of 240 940 traveled internationally through Sofia Airport in June, according to data provided by the airport press service. ...