Important announcements
To the attention of all passengers
To the attention of all passengers
2026-06-25 00:00

Dear passengers,

We advise you to comply with the requirement of the airlines and be at the airport two hours before the flight, as the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration recommends to be at least two hours and thirty minutes before the flight.

Parking Information at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport

We kindly remind all travelers planning to arrive at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport by car to familiarize themselves in advance with the parking locations and pricing details. This information is available on our website: https://devnew.sofia-airport.orbisds.com/en/at-the-airport/parking/.

📍 Useful Information:

A detailed map of the parking areas is available at the airport entrance.

Pricing details are clearly displayed at the entry barriers.

Parking Options at Sofia Airport:

P2 – Comfort parking, direct lift access to Terminal 2

P3 – Standard parking for passenger convenience

P4 – Economy parking for longer stays

P5 – Short-stay parking, ideal for drop-off and pick-up

P8 – Dedicated parking for buses serving large groups

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We remind you to comply with the requirement of the airlines and be at the airport two hours before your flight.

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Travelers, their greeters and dispatchers – follow the flight information on our official website for the terminal where your flights take off and land. It is constantly updated and available 24/7.

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Important information for travelers to Varna and Burgas!
If you are planning a domestic flight from Sofia Airport, it is advisable to be at the airport 2 hours before your departure. From now on, flights will be served from gates located in the inner part of Terminal 2.
This means that you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the shops, restaurants and business lounge located in Terminal 2 before your journey.

Have a nice trip!

LIST OF PROHIBITED ARTICLES

Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles into security restricted areas and on board an aircraft:

 

a) Guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles – devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, including:

–   firearms of all types,  such as pistols,  revolvers, rifles, shotguns;

–   toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons; component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights;

–   compressed air and CO2 guns,  such as pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns, signal flare pistols and starter pistols;

–   bows, cross bows, arrows, harpoon guns, spear guns, slingshots and catapults.

 

b) Stunning devices – devices designed specifically to stun or immobilize, including:

–   devices for shocking, such as stung guns, tasers and stun batons, animal stunners and animal killers

–   disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as “mace”, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays.

 

c) Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge – objects with a sharp point or sharp edge capable of being used to cause serious injury, including:

–   items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatches and cleavers

–  knives with blades of more than 6 cm

–   razor blades, box cutters

–   scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum

–   martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge

–  swords and sabers

  

d) Workmen’s tools – tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including:

–   drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills

–   tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6 cm capable of use as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels

–   saws, including cordless portable power saws

–   blowtorches, bolt guns and nail guns

–   crowbars

 

e) Blunt instruments – objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:

–   baseball and softball bats

–   clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks

–   martial arts equipment

 

f) Explosives and incendiary substances and devices – explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:

–   ammunition, blasting caps, detonators and fuses

–   replica or imitation explosive devices

–   mines, grenades and other explosive military stores

–   fireworks and other pyrotechnics

– smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges

– dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives

 

 

The list is not full. It identifies categories of objects with examples. The final decision in some cases is in verifier rights.