The airport operator of “The Sunniest Airport on the Black Sea" fulfills the commitments made to the "Fund for the Development of Burgas Airport"

In connection with the increased public interest, earlier this year Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD reaffirmed its public commitment as a responsible concessionaire of Burgas Airport to continue unwaveringly following a transparent policy regarding the communication of all future steps for the development of “The Sunniest Airport on the Black Sea" with the media, municipalities, stakeholders and the general public.

Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD has been working continuously and proactively for the development of the tourist season in Bulgaria, participating in a number of initiatives for popularizing and promoting the Bulgarian Black Sea coast as an attractive destination for foreign guests of the country. Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD was the initiator and amongst the main organizers of the large-scale event "Erlebe Bulgarien"/"Experience Bulgaria", which brought together key representatives of the tourism industry from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in our largest resort - Sunny Beach, held jointly with the most popular and authoritative media for tourism in Germany - fvw|TravelTalk, the Association of Incoming Agencies in the country, Libena Bulgarian Hotels (Melia Hotels), with the support of the Ministry of Tourism.

The concessionaire of Burgas Airport also played an active role in the three-year partnership signed a few days ago between SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, and Electra Airways for a flight program from 7 main airports in Germany to our Black Sea airports, which will significantly improve the connectivity of the airport in Burgas and will significantly increase the flow of German tourists to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast starting from summer season 2025. Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD conducts various marketing activities, including independent and joint advertising campaigns, familiarization tours, etc. to actively promote the Southern Black Sea coast to main current and potential future markets for inbound tourism.

Last but not least, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD unwaveringly respects its commitment to active expert and financial support to the work of the newly established by the 13 municipalities in Burgas Region - "Fund for the Development of Burgas Airport". Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD organized and held together with the management of the Fund meetings with 4 airlines, in order to discuss the possibilities for year-round flights from/to Burgas Airport, as well as the financial commitment of the company, which is in the amount of 200 000 BGN, to ensure the smooth operation of the association was transferred.

At the same time, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD does not stop its working talks with partners for the opening of new routes from/to Burgas Airport, as a result of which, this summer season, the airport offers a wide variety of over 85 destinations in more than 25 countries, and for the first time flights from London Southend (UK), Pristina (Kosovo), Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) and other 8 new destinations were welcomed for the first time. 6 new airlines to Burgas Airport are operating flights in 2024, and TUI fly Deutschland restarts flights to Burgas from Hanover after more than 10 years. Moreover, the concessionaire of Burgas Airport has already announced a new route for 2025. For the first time this year, the German airline from the Lufthansa group - Discover Airlines, launched flights to Burgas from the international airport in Frankfurt, and in 2025 it will perform flights also from its other base in Germany – Munich International Airport.

Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD, conscientiously, timely and fully fulfilling all its commitments and obligations to the state, in its role as a responsible concessionaire and a good employer of all its employees, confirms once again its commitment to continue working for the development of the traffic of Burgas Airport and the promotion of Bulgaria as an attractive tourist destination, together with its partners from the country and abroad.