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Bulgaria Ups Flights from Black Sea to Moscow in Summer 2012
Flights from Bulgaria's Black Sea airports of Varna and Burgas to the Russian capital Moscow are increasing next summer season. The agreement was sealed by the Transport Ministries of the two countries. Since the spring of 2010, there have been seven flights a week on the Varna-Moscow line, which were increased to 14 in the spring of 2011. At the beginning of summer season 2012, flights on each line will go up to 21 a week without restrictions in the number of seats offered per flight, informs Bulgaria's Transport Ministry. According to the Ministry, the increase of flights will lead to the increase of capacity of the Varna-Moscow and Burgas-Moscow lines and improve services for Russian tourists next summer. The Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation has awarded its Bulgarian counterpart with the order Gold Chariot for strengthening partnership in aviation.
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Bulgaria's Varna Airport with 19 Regular Lines in Summer 2011
The international airport in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna will serve 19 regular routes in the summer season of 2011. The summer schedule of Varna Airport enters into force as of March 27, 2011; the first foreign tourists for the nearby Black Sea resorts are expected to arrive on Monday, March 28. The new destinations that Varna will have direct flights to Colon, Germany; Katowice, Poland; Samara and Kazan, Russia. The destinations with the highest frequency of outbound Varna flights are Sofia, Vienna, and Budapest. As of June 2011, Varna Airport will have direct daily flights to Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. Bulgaria Air will launch direct flights to Moscow's Sheremetievo twice weekly, and to St. Petersburg – once weekly – as of May 28. Varna will also have Bulgaria Air flights to London Gatwick twice weekly...
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Bulgaria Cheapest Destination for UK Tourists
Bulgaria has been pronounced the cheapest destination, and a real bargain by a survey made by Post Office travel services. Ten typical holiday items and costs, including a meal out, postcards, English newspapers, insect-repellent and bottled water, will cost tourists just GBP 42,23 in Bulgaria, the survey showed. Bulgaria has ousted Thailand as the cheapest place for an overseas holiday, offering the best value out of 18 popular foreign destinations, the Telegraph Daily announced. Low prices combined with a favourable exchange rate make it top choice for money-conscious travellers, according to Post Office research. The findings could mean Brits heading to Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts instead of the Spanish beaches. Thailand, at GBP 43,92 for the 10 items, is the next best bargain destination, while South Africa (GBP 46,13) is in third place...
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Wizz Air Confirms New Varna - London Flights
Wizz Air has confirmed that it will begin operating a new service from London Luton Airport to the Bulgarian seaside city of Varna. The Hungary based low-cost carrier plans to begin the route this summer, with flights departing twice a week between June 27 and September 5. It will be Wizz Air's third Luton link to Bulgaria. The no-frills airline already flies to capital city Sofia as well as Burgas, cheapflights.co.uk reported. With the addition of the new service, Wizz Air will operate a total of 16 flights out of the London airport, including routes to Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. Tickets for the new Varna connection are on sale now, costing from GBP 52.99 one-way including taxes. Last year, Wizz Air carried almost six million passengers across the continent. The airline operates 22 Airbus A320s from ten bases spread across mainland Europe.
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Irish Aer Lingus to fly to Sofia
Aer Lingus, Ireland’s budget air carrier, unveiled nine new routes to the UK and Europe, Bloomberg reported. The carrier will fly to Sofia all Thursdays and Saturdays from October 28. Earlier in the year the company launched its first Bulgarian route taking passengers to and from the Black Sea city of Burgas. Aer Lingus operates nearly 70 destinations across Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe and the United States.