Burgas Airport
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Burgas International Airport , is the airport of Burgas
(Bourgas), Bulgaria
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In 2009, the airport handled 1,683,786 passengers. In 2010, it handled 1,872,618 passengers, a 11.2% increase compared to 2009.
AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide a 35 year long concession on both Varna and Burgas airports in return for investments exceeding €500 million.
Fraport will be in partnership with Varna-based company BM Star. The concessionaire has vowed to inject 403 million Euro in the two airports during the lifespan of the arrangement. Fraport said it will pay 60% of an investment of EUR 403 million over the 35 year concession. The investments will be made in new terminal facilities, vehicles and equipment and expanding apron areas at the airports over the life of the concession
Fraport will be the lead partner, with a 60% share, in a consortium with BM Star of Bulgaria.
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
(Bourgas), Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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In 2009, the airport handled 1,683,786 passengers. In 2010, it handled 1,872,618 passengers, a 11.2% increase compared to 2009.
Future plans and expansion
Currently, Burgas airport is subject to heavy traffic following the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and is in need of major investments to expand and handle projected passenger traffic. In June 2006, the Bulgarian Government awarded FraportFraport
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide is a German transport company which operates the Frankfurt International Airport serving Frankfurt am Main and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world. In the past the firm also managed the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn...
AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide a 35 year long concession on both Varna and Burgas airports in return for investments exceeding €500 million.
Fraport will be in partnership with Varna-based company BM Star. The concessionaire has vowed to inject 403 million Euro in the two airports during the lifespan of the arrangement. Fraport said it will pay 60% of an investment of EUR 403 million over the 35 year concession. The investments will be made in new terminal facilities, vehicles and equipment and expanding apron areas at the airports over the life of the concession
Fraport will be the lead partner, with a 60% share, in a consortium with BM Star of Bulgaria.
Scheduled airlines
Seasonal Charter flights
Cargo airlines
Passenger statistic
| Year | Domestic Passenger |
Change | International Passenger |
Change | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |
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| 1999 | |
8% | |
22% | |
21.6% |
| 2000 | |
39.2% | |
19.9% | |
17.3% |
| 2001 | |
77.78% | |
52.3% | |
49.3% |
| 2002 | |
5.6% | |
29.2% | |
29.1% |
| 2003 | |
1.3% | |
33.8% | |
33.7% |
| 2004 | |
41.1% | |
30.8% | |
30.8% |
| 2005 | |
14.8% | |
16% | |
16% |
| 2006 | |
32.6% | |
9.9% | |
9.8% |
| 2007 | |
654.4% | |
12.9% | |
13.4% |
| 2008 | |
32.7% | |
1.1% | |
0.8% |
| 2009 | |
17.3% | |
12.3% | |
12.3% |
| 2010 | |
14.6% | |
11.2% | |
11.2% |
See also
- List of airports in Bulgaria
- List of airlines of Bulgaria
- List of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic