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Heavy snowfall has coused delays and early morning cancelations at Sofia International Airport. File photo
The airport authority at Sofia International reports that flights are delayed with about half an hour to an hour over the heavy snow.
Runways are being cleaned round-the-clock and are closed for cleaning for about 35 minutes after each departing and landing aircraft.
Early in the morning flights to the Black Sea city of Burgas and to Brussels were cancelled.
The Lufthansa flight to Munich and the Bulgaria Air flight to Madrid are delayed.
The arriving flight from Prague had been diverted to Burgas in the early hours Thursday.
The airport in the second largest city of Plovdiv is operating normally, but under winter conditions. The runways are clean.
The airport director does not rule out delays later in the day. The Plovdiv airport has not yet received requests from Sofia to accept flights scheduled to land in the capital. It had accepted 5 such flights Wednesday evening.
Residents and visitors in Sofia will be able to park without payment in the city’s “blue” and “green” zones during the upcoming Easter holidays
A 40-meter-high Ferris wheel has been installed in central Sofia, becoming a new attraction for residents and visitors seeking panoramic views of the capital.
Health authorities have reported a total of 66 confirmed measles cases in Bulgaria, with the first infection now recorded in Sofia, according to data published on the Ministry of Health’s epidemic monitoring platform.
A total of 147 years have passed since Sofia was officially designated as the capital of Bulgaria
Restaurant and café prices in Bulgaria have increased sharply over the past decade, rising by close to 110%, according to analysis by the Institute for Market Economics
The Ombudswoman institution has voiced strong opposition to the proposed increase in heating prices in Sofia, which is expected to approach nearly 30 percent
Meteorologists from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have issued a yellow code warning for strong and potentially hazardous winds across all of Bulgaria on Wednesday.
Atmospheric pressure is expected to decline and settle close to the typical levels for this time of year
On Monday, April 6, 2026, morning temperatures across the country will range between 4°C and 9°C, with around 5°C expected in Sofia
Atmospheric pressure across the country is on an upward trend and is expected to exceed the average levels typical for this time of year by the afternoon.
On Friday, April 3, Bulgaria will see predominantly cloudy conditions, with rainfall expected in many regions throughout the day.
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued an orange warning for heavy rainfall in five regions on Thursday, pointing to deteriorating weather conditions across much of the country.
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