Domestic flights and cargo still far from 2019 figures
Only 88 flights operated from Sofia Airport to charter destinations in February. The continued lack of snow in our winter resorts has reduced the number of passengers travelling on these flights by 17% compared to 2019, to 15,740. There was also a drop of almost 24% in February on domestic flights to Varna and Burgas.
The total number of passengers served at the capital’s airport in the second month of the year reached 495,214 and data show that we are still below 2019 levels. The statistics also show a growth of almost 1% for flights on international scheduled routes with a total of 463 405 passengers passing through.
Aircraft takeoffs and landings at Sofia Airport in the second month of the year reached 4,011, down nearly 6% from pre-pandemic figures.
The most serious drop was in volume of cargo and mail handled in February, where figures show a 24% decrease compared to 2019 and amounted to 1,451 tonnes.