Sofia Airport's Feb passenger traffic still below 2019 levels

In comparison, Sofia Airport served 497,999 passengers in February 2019, according to earlier data reported by SOF Connect.

International scheduled flights edged up by almost 1% last month from the level achieved in February 2019, reaching 463,405 passengers in total, concessionaire SOF Connect said in an emailed statement. Passengers on domestic routes to and from the coastal airports in Varna and Burgas reported a nearly 24% drop from February 2019.

Charter flights declined by 22% to 88, while the number of passengers on them fell by 17% to 15,740, as a result of the continued lack of snow at Bulgaria's winter resorts.

At 4,011, aircraft take-offs and landings at the Bulgarian capital's airport in February were nearly 6% fewer compared to the same month of 2019. Cargo handled at the airport recorded the highest decrease, of 24% to 1,451 tonnes, according to the statement.