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Two aircraft land at Sofia Airport following latest bomb threats – report

November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Two civilian aircraft that were travelling from London and Brussels landed at Vassil Levski Sofia Airport on November 6 following

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Bulgarian Air Force escorted three civilian aircraft following bomb threats

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Sofia Airport

The Bulgarian Air Force scrambled MiG-29 fighter jets on November 5 to escort three passenger aircraft that had been the

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Bulgaria 

Initial construction work on Sofia Airport’s Terminal 3 begins

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

SOF Connect, the operator of Vassil Levski Sofia Airport, and Glavbolgarstroy – Infrastructure Construction have launched preliminary construction work associated

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Bulgaria 

New baggage handling system launched at Bulgaria’s Vassil Levski Sofia Airport Terminal 2

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

SOF Connect, the operator of Vassil Levski Sofia Airport, launched a new high-tech baggage handling system at Terminal 2, the airport said

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450M euro new financing secured for Sofia Airport Terminal 3 project, infrastructure modernisation

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Vassil Levski Sofia Airport has secured a strategic 450 million euro financing from international capital markets with a 22-year maturity,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Vassil Levski Sofia Airport announces summer 2026 schedule

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Thirty leading airlines will connect Sofia with 94 destinations in summer 2026, according to a media statement by Vassil Levski

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force F-16s in exercise at Sofia Airport

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff F-16, Sofia Airport

Bulgarian multi-role F-16 fighters conducted training flights at Vassil Levski Airport in Sofia today, March 10, the Defence Ministry said.

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Vassil Levski Sofia Airport official opens Terminal 2’s renovated covered car park

February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

SOF Connect, the operator of Vasil Levski Sofia Airport, officially opened on February 10 the renovated multi-storey cover car park

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital introduces night bus to Sofia Airport Vassil Levski

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Airport

From Monday, July 14, the routes of Sofia public transport buses No. 84 and No. 184 are being merged, and

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