[size=75:1jydi3fr]novinite 24 March 2010

Ryanair Plans Take-off to Bulgaria's Plovdiv City

Irish low-cost air carrier Ryanair will hold in April talks with Bulgaria's Plovdiv airport for starting flights, the executive director of the airport announced.

Ryanair representatives will visit Bulgaria from April 6-15. They are scheduled to confer also with Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov and visit Plovdiv airport to possibly finalize an agreement.

According to Plovdiv airport executive director Doychin Anguelov the attraction of low-fare air companies is part of the airport strategy to increase its passengers and revenues.

Ryanair has been planning to launch flights to Plovdiv airport for several years.

Plovdiv is expected to become even more attractive for air companies as of April 1, when its fees will be sharply reduced and will stand three times lower that the fees at the airport in the capital Sofia.

This sounds excellent, lets hope other airlines will follow.

[size=75:1utx5wmo]Sofia echo 24 March 2010

Ryanair plans to open direct link with Plovdiv


Budget air carrier Ryanair is contemplating starting a direct link with Bulgaria's second-largest city, Plovdiv. In April 2010, company representatives are scheduled to arrive to make a final decision on the matter, according to Doichin Angelov, director of Plovdiv airport, according to a media statement on March 24 2010.

The Ryanair delegation is expected to arrive in Bulgaria on April 6 and will remain in the country until April 15.

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They will meet with the Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov and subsequently will travel to Plovdiv, where we are to finalise our potential agreement with them,"
Angelov said in the statement.

Ryanair has been showing interest in Bulgaria for several years. But as airport taxes are poised to become three times cheaper than those at Sofia as of April 1, the reality for the line to be launched becomes ever more real.

A forum between the Plovdiv municipal administration and the Bulgarian-Catalan chamber of commerce BGCAT was held in Plovdiv on March 23.

Meanwhile, Sofia Airport said that Danish budget carrier Cimber Sterling will link Copenhagen and Sofia and flights will be conducted biweekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, Dnevnik reported. Currently there is no direct flight to the Danish capital. The flights will start on March 28.

Bulgaria Air used to fly Copenhagen, but the service was withdrawn in 2006.

fantastic!!!! This would be just wonderful

Mugshot, this will be great for you

Oddy

If this happens, then that will be fantastic!!! Been rumours about this for ages, so let's hope it does take off!!!!

do we know what cities they will link plov to?

Hopfully link to Burgas

cameron

I was kind of thinking outside the box..................like europe..................but bourgas would do

But I hope passenges who suffer with a weak bladder will have a £1 coin or a 1Euro coin with them otherwise they will not be able to get into the toilet, as the door will be coin operated. Ryanair have also announced that they will remove three toilets on a 189 seater airplane leaving just one which will make room for six more passenger seats. There might be a long queue with legs crossed in future. What next I ask ????? Could this be Ryanair's new logo ?????