February 10 (SeeNews) - Combined passenger numbers at the Bulgarian coastal airports of Varna and Burgas fell 4.5% year-on-year in January to 39,326, Germany’s Fraport Group, which operates the airports, said on Friday.
Passenger traffic at Burgas airport decreased by an annual 19.3% to 10,506, while passengers at Varna airport increased by 2.4% to 28,820, the Fraport Group said on its website.
Combined aircraft movements at the two airports declined by 4.5% on the year to 600 in the period under review. At Burgas airport, aircraft take-offs and landings decreased by 20.5% to 209, while at Varna airport, aircraft movements increased 7.1% to 391.
In 2006, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, a 60/40 joint venture of Fraport and Bulgarian company BM Star, won a 35-year concession to manage the two coastal airports.