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  Passenger Opinions about Sofia Airport
Sofia Airport is easily one of the worst airports I have used.
On arrival at Sofia airport, I and several hundred other passengers were forced to mill around the immigration control desks and wait for almost 45 minutes whilst passports and papers were checked.
Sofia airport is a modern, comfortable airport with a nice feel to it.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/sof.htm   (2254 words)

  
 Sofia Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sofia Airport (IATA: SOF, ICAO: LBSF) (Bulgarian: Летище София), also known as Vrazhdebna (Враждебна) (Hostile in English) is the main airport in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The airport is a hub for Bulgaria Air (successor of the bankrupt Balkan Airlines) and Hemus Air.
According to the plan a new Sofia Airport terminal had to be built to the east of the current terminal, and a second runway to be constructed along the existing one.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sofia_Airport   (697 words)

  
 Airport Technology - Sofia Airport (SOF/LBSF) Modernisation, Bulgaria
Due to its limited capacity, the airport is not in a position to provide the necessary facilities for the increased flow of passengers and cargo.
In March 1998, the government of Bulgaria approved a financial agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a loan of $114 million for the expansion of Sofia Airport, design and construction of a new passenger terminal building and extension of the existing runway.
Technical assistance to be provided by the financial agreement includes completion of the airport master plan, planning and supervision of the project implementation and operation and financial management of the airport.
www.airport-technology.com /projects/sofia   (628 words)

  
 BulGuide.com Sofia History in Brief
Sofia became within the borderlines of Bulgaria in 809 under Khan Krum the Frighful.
In Greek, "sofia" means wisdom, according to the legend, after the dother of a Byzantine emperor who came to its mineral springs to seek cure for her ailments.
This did cause quite a furrore at the time: Sofia was a rather small provincial place with population of about 10 000 people and way behind the old-capital Veliko Turnovo, and the much bigger and modern cities of Plovdiv and Rousse.
www.bulguide.com /sofia/more_info.htm   (397 words)

  
 Travel to Bulgaria. Bulgarian travel. Sofia travel. Varna travel
Sofia is one of the oldest settlements in Europe.
The modern city of Sofia was named in the 14th century after the basilica of St. Sofia.
Built in the 4th century, the Rotunda brick building, adorned with finely preserved early mediaeval frescoes, is in the courtyard behind the Sheraton Hotel, amid the remains of the ancient town of Serdica.
www.paylessbg.com /Sofia/flights-to-sofia.html   (2291 words)

  
 Sofia travel guide - Wikitravel
Sofia (София) is the capital of Bulgaria and the biggest city with about 1.3 mln citizens (including suburbs).
Cheap charters to Varna and Burgas airports on the Black Sea coast are available (especially in spring and fall), and from there to Sofia (for about 60 euros one-way).
Sofia is an ancient city with ruins spread across the city center.
wikitravel.org /en/Sofia   (1497 words)

  
 Sofia Travel Guide -
Sofia’s principal airport is located ten kilometres (six miles) east of the city centre.
Recently renovated, Sofia Airport is now bright, modern and smoke-free (except in designated café areas) and has the capacity to serve 2.5 million passengers.
Airport facilities: Facilities include several 24-hour bureaux de change and an ATM, located in the customs building some distance from the main entrance, as well as left-luggage facilities, bars, fast-food outlets and car hire from Avis and Hertz.
www.explore-sofia.com /789/By_Air.html   (238 words)

  
 Sofia Airport modernization re-construction - ARTICLE
The reconstruction of the Sofia Airport will lead to a significant improvement in the acoustic environment for the Sofia population, experts concluded.
The entire project for the construction of a new airport in Sofia - passengers' terminal and runway systems - has to be finished in 2005.
The project for modernization and expansion of Sofia Airport begins with fortification of the bed of the river Iskur.
www.sofiahotels.net /article001.shtml   (366 words)

  
 Sofia Bulgaria Tourist, Travel and Hotels guide.
Hotel Central is conveniently located in Sofia's central part, in near proximity to all key administrative buildings, banks, shopping centers, museums, cultural and architectural landmarks.The airport lies within 10 km and the Central Railway Station only within 1 km.
It is situated in the administrative and commercial centre of Sofia.
KAPRI is a fine and modern hotel, situated in a quiet quarter in the center of Sofia, next to the Museum of Military History, at a distance of 9 km from Sofia International Airport and 5 km from Central Railway Station.
www.hotelssofia.com   (577 words)

  
 Sofia Airport (SOF)
The airport is located 6 miles (9 km) from the center of Sofia.
Unfortunately, Sofia is one of those cities where you are on your own with the taxi drivers.
Another way to get from the airport is to phone or fax the concierge at your hotel and have him or her arrange a driver to pick you up.
www.sky-guides.com /sofia_airport.html   (207 words)

  
 Book flights to Sofia & Sofia airport (SOF) with every major airline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The airport was built in the 1930s located on the outskirts the small capital city.
The airport is known as Vrazhdebna, it is a hub for Bulgaria Airlines, previously Balkan Airlines who fly worldwide.
For a flight to Sofia the airport code to use is SOF.
www.skydeals.co.uk /airports/Sofia.htm   (147 words)

  
 Airport Guide - Sofia International Airport EAD, Varna International Airport, Bourgas Airport
Transfer to the city: Public bus 409, which passes through central Varna and travels as far as Golden Sands resort, serves the airport; departures are from in front of the VIP hall.
Taxis are available in front of International Arrivals, but the meters are often not working and it is advisable to agree on a fare with the driver before departure.
Transfer to the city: Most passenger flights into Bourgas Airport are part of package holiday deals and visitors are conveyed by their host tour operators.
www.wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/Bulgaria/Airports   (594 words)

  
 Sofia's new airport Photo Gallery by Nikola Gruev at pbase.com
Sofia in the year of 1944, after the American and British bombardment
The new airport is located at the east end of the existing runway.
The idea is for the new airport to be used for flights between countries members of Shengen with no visas required, while the old airport would remain as port of entry/exit to all other countries.
www.pbase.com /ngruev/sofianewairport   (202 words)

  
 Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in the Abidjan airport
I decided to do not go to the station because the next train to my destination city supposed to leave at 8 am and i heard that the it is full of homeless people and criminals.
The airport stuff was polite, nobody wanted to kick me out, there were some policemen to check irreguralities and there were polite, they even invited me for a cigarette because all the shops were already closed.
I'm used to the eastern-european hospitality :) it's true that the airport is small and dirty but people are extremly friendly...
www.sleepinginairports.net /europe/sofia.htm   (1059 words)

  
 New demands for completion of Sofia Airport project - Business news
It was to shelter the place where vehicles handling the aircraft at the new airport would be parked.
Strabag won a tender for construction of a new terminal and related infrastructure at Sofia Airport in 2002.
Sofia Echo Media cannot be held responsible for the statements contained in visitor comments.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/new-demands-for-completion-of-sofia-airport-project/id_13591/catid_23   (544 words)

  
 Sofia Hotels - Discount Hotel Reservations Sofia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sofia Airport is located approximately 7km from the City Centre, and is served by convenient bus and taxi services.
Service 84 from the bus station at Sofia Airport (close to the arrivals terminal) travels to Sofia University in the City Centre.
Taxis leave from a line in front of the arrivals hall, and a fare to Sofia City Centre will cost 6 leva (around €3) on average.
www.sofiahotels.co.uk /sofia_transport_info.php   (269 words)

  
 Reina Sofia Airport guide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
The airport is located in the south part of the island, 60 km from the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the north.
The airport is wheelchair-accessible and lifts are available to take passengers to the upper level.
Buses regularly operate from the airport to the central bus station in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (at La Avenida Maritima), North Tenerife Airport (for inter-island flights), Los Cristianos (for ferries to La Palma and La Gomera) and other locations on the island.
www.121airports.com /tenerifereinasofiainternationalairport.htm   (425 words)

  
 Pick up service by our cars. Sofia Airport - Plovdiv for only 55 Euro!
rrive at Sofia Airport you will be met in the arrivals hall with a personalized sign indicating your names.
If you departure from Sofia Airport, you will be met in the hotel reception area at a prearranged time from a driver from our company.
On arrival at the Airport you will be dropped off in front terminal buildings.
www.sofiaallhotels.com /plovdivhotels/pickup.htm   (215 words)

  
 Boeing Company
It is still under construction but the aim was to elaborate a concept of individual and group measures for noise protection so that after the new runway is operational the influence of the aviation noise on the population to be as less as possible.
The airport has a surcharge for night time landings/takeoffs (10pm-6am) which is 25% of the landing charge.
The airport also has a surcharge on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays which is 25% of the landing charge.
www.boeing.com /commercial/noise/brajdebna.html   (668 words)

  
 Sofia Airport Reopens After Bomb Threat
An unidentified caller triggered a bomb scare that shut Sofia Airport for more than an hour on Wednesday, but a search by Bulgarian authorities found nothing.
Sofia airport said no flights had been canceled, although news agency BTA said an incoming Turkish Airlines flight had been delayed by 20 minutes.
A terminal at Rome's Fiumicino Airport was also briefly evacuated on Wednesday after a security alert at the check-in desk of Israeli airline El Al.
news.airwise.com /stories/2004/08/1092217004.html   (219 words)

  
 Tishman International Enters Bulgaria with Big Project - Sofia Airport Center
The project, named Sofia Airport Center (www.sofiaairportcenter.com) will be constructed over the next two years in partnership with the German Contractor Lindner AG.
With its fast growing economy and forthcoming EU membership, expected in 2007, the country was logically chosen by Tishman as the most desirable and attractive place for such a large and exciting project.
The new Sofia Airport will accommodate up to 2.6 million passengers per year, it initially will accommodate 1.9 million passengers and the old airport buildings will, in the foreseeable future, be used for charter flights from all over Europe.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/10/emw291849.htm   (596 words)

  
 Sofia Airport tarmac tussle - Business news
AUSTRIA'S Strabag is blamed for the low quality of the asphalt pavement of the taxiways and the new passenger terminal of Sofia Airport, an independent Dutch expert assessment shows.
The announcement of this conclusion on September 27 was just another episode of the ongoing saga of the construction of the new airport terminal, with Strabag and the Dutch company NACO - main players in the drama.
The construction works on the new passenger terminal at Sofia Airport are hardly likely to be resumed in the near future, provided the battle of interests, which is getting fiercer.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/sofia-airport-tarmac-tussle/id_10078/catid_23   (436 words)

  
 Reina Sofía Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reina Sofía Airport (IATA: TFS, ICAO: GCTS) is an international airport operated by Spanish firm Aena, located on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands.
It is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, and is located 60 km south of the island’s capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The airport was inaugurated on November 6, 1978, by Queen Sofía of Spain, after whom the airport is dedicated; by the end of its first year, 1 million passengers had passed through its doors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reina_Sof%C3%ADa_Airport   (224 words)

  
 Holiday apartments in Sofia, Bulgaria
Children friendly, flexible check in-out available, travel info, map of Sofia, internet access - 0.2 km, private car parking available, airport pick up service - 10 euro.
Transfer from Sofia to Europe: Skopie - 75 euro, Thessaloniki - 130 euro, Istanbul - 240 euro, Bucharest - 220 euro
We will come to the airport on the day you have requested for the journey.
www.sofiabulgaria.virtualave.net   (1208 words)

  
 Cheap Flights and Airfare to Sofia-SOF Airport Information from 1-800-Fly-Europe
The capital city of Bulgaria, Sofia is a fascinating up-and-coming city with one foot in the past and the other in the future.
Built upon the foundations of the ancient city of Serdica, Sofia is sleek and modern, medieval and steeped in tradition, and 100% welcoming.
Your flight to Sofia will arrive in a terminal which is still undergoing the major renovations that have been going on for the past few years.
www.1800flyeurope.com /flight-guides/Sofia.cfm   (777 words)

  
 Sofia Airport Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sofia Airport Center will be the premiere corporate office, hospitality and logistics Center in Bulgaria.
Given its close proximity to the new airport, as Tishman has done in other developments adjacent to airports, Sofia Airport Center will provide an attractive and convenient location for such uses.
Our potential clients are local and foreign-owned grocery stores, logistics and storage companies, retailers, corporate office occupiers who are looking for premises close to the Airport with exposure to the access roads to the Airport and adjoining area.
www.sofiaairportcenter.com /project.php   (173 words)

  
 Advantage Discount Rental Cars In Bulgaria | Advantage Rent A Car In Sofia Bulgaria | Cheap Car Rentals In Sofia | Car ...
The best way to explore Eastern Europe and Bulgaria is by rental car, and Advantage Rent-A-Car has great deals on car rentals in Sofia, and car rentals in Varna, Bulgaria.
Sofia was founded three thousand years ago and is filled with history.
Locals meet for coffee at open-air cafe, vast bazaars offer an array of pickles and farm produce, gypsies sell flowers on street corners, while shoppers queue to board the city's rattling trams and folk musicians serenade the metro users.
www.arac.com /locations/bulgaria_sofia_car_rentals.htm   (153 words)

  
 Sofia Airport Transfer :: Taxi hire to Borovets Bansko Plovdiv
Sofia Airport Transfer :: Taxi hire to Borovets Bansko Plovdiv
Sofia Airport Taxi hire and Ski resort Transfers
A Group of 3,4,7, or 10 passengers carrying extra luggage should consider hiring a larger transportation vehicle to insure safety and comfort during the transfer
www.motoroads.com /sofia-airport-transfer.asp   (100 words)

  
 Sofia Airport
Biometric border control system from Bundesdruckerei at Sofia Airport, Bulgaria
On behalf of the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior, an almost one-year pilot project with Bundesdruckerei's border control system was launched in June 2003 at Sofia Airport.
This border control system is based on facial recognition and is a holistic border control solution by Bundesdruckerei.
www.bundesdruckerei.de /en/id_sys/reference/reference_start.html   (245 words)

  
 Tenerife Renia Sofia Airport - Airports Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
The plane once landed was directed to park on the tarmac quickly about 500m from the airport.
We left the plane down a flight of steps onto the runway and were packed onto buses and taking a short 1 min ride to the airport.
The airport was very busy and extremely hot and sticky with no air conditioning and it took about half an hour to retrieve our 3 bags of luggage but we were swiftly out of the...
www.dooyoo.co.uk /airports/tenerife-renia-sofia-airport   (255 words)

  
 Sofia airport transportation SOF limousine limo luxury sedan hotel business
Sofia airport transportation SOF limousine limo luxury sedan hotel business
InterPlex provides luxury transportation services in Sofia and all other major cities and International Airports around Bulgaria.
Sofia wedding transportation, charter ground transportation, Sofia hotel transfer
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