Bulgarian national carrier Bulgaria Air to operate its Sofia-Budapest flight with brand-new Brazilian Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft

The elegant Embraer ERJ-190 jets of Bulgaria Air complete the Sofia/Budapest flight in 1 hour 10 minutes four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The scheduled time of arrival in Budapest is 14:20 with maximum 8 business class passengers and 100 economy class passengers on board. Privately owned Bulgaria Air was founded to replace Balkan Airlines after its collapse. Bulgaria Air currently has 600 employees and a fleet of 20 aircraft flying from Sofia to 28 scheduled destinations in Europe and the Middle East.

Bulgaria Air will be the first foreign airline to enjoy the latest discount offered by Budapest Airport for flying thin routes, which grants a 50-percent reduction of the passenger handling charge in the first three years of operation after each completed year. Budapest Airport intends to incentivize airlines to start flights with a frequency of 2-3-4 per week on routes unused so far to fill in the still existing “white spots” of the Budapest route network.

“It is a great pleasure for us to welcome a new airline in Budapest,” said Kam Jandu, aviation director of Budapest Airport. He added, “We created a schedule together with Bulgaria Air which is quite favorable for business travelers as well as Hungarian and Bulgarian weekend city breakers.”

In line with tradition, the crew of the first Sofia/Budapest flight of Bulgaria Air was welcomed by Budapest Airport with a special marzipan cake exclusively made for the occasion. The cake prepared by the confectioners of Zila Café in district 18, featuring a miniature copy of the Statue of Liberty on Gellért Hill and a statue recently unveiled in Sofia, was handed over to the crew of the first Budapest flight of Bulgaria Air by Budapest Airport route development manager Sándor Saly.

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