Koltsovo International Airport (managed by Airports of Regions MC) reopens flights to Burgas. The day before, 25 July 2021, the Ural Airlines started flying to Bulgaria. The Airbus A320 of the Russian carrier took off from Ekaterinburg at 15:18 local time.
The flights will be performed once a week, on Sundays. The aircraft departs from Koltsovo at 14:45, arriving in Burgas at 17:15. The return flight departs at 18:15 and arrives in Ekaterinburg at 00:40 local time. The travel time is about 4.5 hours.
Previously, flights to Burgas had been operated from Koltsovo until September 2019, with 8.2 thousand passengers serviced on this route by the end of that year.
Tickets for the flight can be purchased on the carrier’s website. For more information about the entry regime and current COVID-safety protocols in Bulgaria, see the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.