Norwegian budget carrier opens Oslo-Burgas

Low cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle will launch a regular service from Oslo to Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas from April 14, said the management of the Burgas airport.

The carrier will execute 29 Saturday flights through the end of October 2007.Danish no-frills carrier Sterling got the tourist season underway on March 25 with the launch of a regular service between Burgas and Copenhagen. Tickets are also available online.

Sky Europe is another budget carrier that will operate from Burgas. The company is yet to announce a schedule for its Prague-Burgas service.The Burgas airport expects to process 2 mln passengers in 2007, up 10% over 2006.

An additional departures terminal will be in operation during the summer season, boosting the outgoing traffic capacity by 45%.Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, a partnership between Germany's Fraport and Varna-based company BM Star, operates the airports in Burgas and Varna under a concession arrangement.

Source: Dnevnik