Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Sofia Airport redirects flights because of dense fog at the discretion of crews

Photo: BGNES, archive

Five flights have been redirected from Sofia Airport by the crews' decision due to the dense fog in the area of the airport, Sofia Airport officials announced to the Bulgarian National Radio. From 0 to 1 am, flights from Nice, Barcelona, ​​Bouvet and Munich have been redirected to the airpot in Bulgaria's Burgas, the one from Stuttgart has been redirected to Skopje Airport

Flights from Milan and London have landed. 

Sofia Airport provides the possibility of landing in winter fog conditions, but flights can be redirected at the discretion of the crews.

Traffic is normal at all border crossings with Romania, Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia and Turkey, the Border Police announced. 

The ferry ship "Bdin", flying under the Bulgarian flag and serving the Nikopol-T. Magurele line, has resumed operations since December 29. The ferry ship "Evropa", flying under the Romanian flag, has suspended sailing to and from Romania due to damage.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria to receive two F-16 Block 70 aircraft “very soon”, says Bulgarian Air Force commander

Two more F-16 Block 70 aircraft are expected to arrive in Bulgaria very soon. This was announced by the commander of the Air Force, Major General Nikolay Rusev, in front of journalists. So far, Bulgaria has received four F-16 Block 70 aircraft..

published on 10/16/25 3:00 PM

Bulgarian President Radev will no longer use National Guard Service transport

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that as of October 20 this year he will travel to work in his personal car. “When a law is being adopted that forces people to do state work in their personal cars, I will stand in solidarity with them,” he..

published on 10/16/25 2:53 PM
General Major Nikolay Rusev

Bulgaria will seek a system for maximum protection against drones

We want to buy a system that has maximum protection against drones. This does not mean that it has a mechanical effect on the drone, but at least that it has some electromagnetic or blocking control of the device. This was explained to BNT by Maj. Gen...

published on 10/16/25 1:22 PM