Taken from a newsletter

The airport near Ruse is ready to be offered on concession to be used for low-budget flights, the Ruse District Governor, Plamen Stoilov, announced earlier this week.

Stoilov said the "
Shtraklevo"
airport will benefit from the fact the airports of the Romanian capital Bucharest are experiencing a traffic overload. Shtraklevo is less than 5m south of Ruse, just off the main Varna road. In all, it is only 40m from Bucharest.

According to the Governor, the previous two attempts to concession the airport failed not because the offer is not lucrative but because the proposals have been poorly prepared and the conditions unrealistic. Stoilov said he has already advertised the concession with 10 major airlines in Europe and on other continents, adding in addition to the concession, he would seek other ways for the use of "
Shtraklevo"
such as public-private partnerships.

The airport was built in 1967. It has 2,000 decares of land and a 2,500-meters long runway in good condition. In addition, the location offers opportunities to combine flights with railroad, road, river transportation, and air cargo.

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Let's wait and see but it's opening would be very good news for northern Bulgaria.

Oh ah Geroge!! this might be an opportunity to get your wings You could replace BA with
'British Lion Ways'

Seriously though, I do think it will be a few years yet before Ruse Airport opens. They have only take 40+ years to consider it already, so can we wait a few more years, ' Yes we can'

Oddy

Well, there's a thought Oddy

Unfortunately, it would take just a tad more money than I have in my piggy bank.

I don't know much about aviation but it does sound a tad small

It's long enough to land a 747.

Maybe even a Tiger Moth

Excellent if it does happen...I'm less than an hours drive away from Russe

Fingers crossed for you Andy