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Varna airport marked the biggest decrease in the number of tourists from Ukraine, Russia and Germany. Photo by BGNES
The airport in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna has marked a 7.8% decrease in the number of passengers it processed from the beginning of the year on an annual base.
The passengers served at Varna airport until June 7 totalled 232 758, the airport director Dimitar Kostadinov annoucned.
The biggest decrease was in the share of the tourists from Ukraine (nearly 18%), followed by Russia (down by 15%) and Germany (down by about 7%).
Tourists from Poland, Israel and Iran marked a slight increase over the same period last year.
Forecasts are for an annual decrease in the number of tourists of 10-15%.
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Expectations for a weaker tourist season this year have been justified, but the airport is doing its best to offer excellent conditions for passengers and air carriers.
An extraordinary situation halted the work of Varna Airport on Wednesday night.
After passenger plane was forced to make emergency landing at the airport in Burgas and then left the track earlier today, now the it is already pulled to a safe distance.
Varna Airport has reopened after it was closed earlier today over a suspicious piece of luggage in the checking zone of its Terminal 2.
The Police is checking a suspicious luggage at Varna Airport.
Six new all-year flight routes will be launched in 2017 at Varna Airport, reported BTA.
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