In March 2020, the trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad and visits of foreigners to Bulgaria registered a decline due to the suspension of international flights and the […]
Category: Immigration & Travel
BDZ: Trains Leaving From Sofia Central Station Back On Schedule
Train services leaving from the Sofia Central Station are back on schedule, said the press office of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ). As previously reported, until 10:00 yesterday […]
Turkey Released Bulgarian Drivers Of Heavy Goods Vehicles From The 14-Day Quarantine Period
Turkish authorities have issued an order releasing Bulgarian drivers of heavy goods vehicles from the 14-day quarantine period upon entering Turkey, according to the Foreign Ministry. According to information from […]
53% Drop In Passengers At Sofia Airport
There is a 53% decline in the passengers at Sofia Airport and the reason is the spread of the COVID-19 virus, which led to the cancellation of a large part of […]
10,000 Bulgarians Were In Italy In February
10,000 Bulgarians traveled to Europe’s most affected country by a coronavirus – Italy, last month. This is shown by the data of the National Statistical Institute […]
Ryanair Has Grounded Nearly All Of Its Planes Until June
Ryanair has grounded nearly all of its planes from today by June 2020, unless there is a change in government action to curb the spread of […]
Bulgaria Suspends Entry And Transit Of Lorries Travelling To Turkey
By order of Minister of Health, Kiril Ananiev, the entry into and transit through the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria of heavy goods vehicles travelling to […]
Lufthansa Grounds More Than 90% Of Its Aircraft Because Of COVID-19
Lufthansa decided to ground about 700 aircraft or nearly 92% of its 763 aircraft fleet by April 19 due to lower demand triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic according […]
Bulgaria Closed Its Borders To Non-EU Countries, Some Countries From The EU And Switzerland
It is forbidden to enter the territory of Bulgaria from 00.00 on March 20 until April 17, inclusive, to all third-country nationals at all border crossings by […]
European Commission With Guidelines To Ensure EU Passenger Rights
In our efforts to mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission has today published guidelines to ensure EU passenger rights are applied in a coherent manner across the EU, the European […]