Ryanair adds new aircraft, five summer routes from Sofia Airport

The new Boeing 737 plane brings Ryanair's Sofia-based fleet to four aircraft, aimed at boosting summer traffic by an annual 23% to 1.6 million passengers this year, the airport said in a statement. In total, Ryanair has invested $400 million in its Sofia fleet.

The additional destinations include Alicante and Valencia in Spain, Bristol in the U.K., Copenhagen in Denmark and Skiathos in Greece, increasing Ryanair's total summer routes to and from the Bulgarian capital to 40.

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