Sky Europe to Connect Bulgaria to 11 European Cities

SofiaEcho, 25 Sept. 2007

Low-cost airline Sky Europe launches new direct flights from Bulgaria to 11 European capitals and major cities in October 2007, Sky Europe commercial director Karim Maklouf said on September 24 2007.

The company would launch daily flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Innsbruck and Warsaw. Flights three times per week would be launched to Thessaloniki, Venice and Nice. The company would fly four times a week to Krakow and Athens.

Sky Europe would fly twice a week between Sofia and Vienna, starting October 2007, Focus news agency reported.

Ticket prices were announced to start at 27 euro. The company would make business offers for its regular clients, which would allow last-moment change of reservation or of the name of the passenger.

In August 2007, the company sold 91 per cent of seat on its flights. The company transported nearly 50 000 passengers to and from Bulgaria in 2006.

Maklouf said that Bulgaria was a key market for the company.

Currently, Sky Europe has 14 Boeing 737 – 700 NG planes which are maximally nine months old. The company plans to own 32 planes by 2011.