Editorial This is the month when we look back at what was hitting our travel radar during 2016 and we certainly weren’t short of news stories; the majority of them sadly were in the news for the wrong reasons. Anyhow…

Editorial The shape of things to come A recent announcement by Ryanair contains news that, on the face of it, might start to make the likes of Lufthansa, BA and Air France sweat somewhat. It said that by the end of this…

Editorial Aviation History in Bulgaria Aviation history was made on Sunday 16th October when the first ever Airbus A380 landed in Sofia in what turned out to be a win win situation for everyone involved in the PR event. The idea to…

Editorial Huge passenger growth creates new problems Sofia’s new airport terminal opened in the last days of 2006 to coincide with the country’s accession into the EU in January 2007. The new facility is certainly “up to the mark’ and…

Editorial Another year, another neighbour in turmoil It wasn’t long ago when our southerly neighbour Greece was the main topic of conversation here in Bulgaria, as well as across Europe. A year on and another neighbour, this time Turkey is…

Editorial Brexit It would be interesting to know who actually conjured up the word ‘Brexit’ and therefore inadvertently entered themselves into the history books. The strange thing is that whilst everyone now knows what the word means, no-one actually knows…

Editorial Two into one The concession to operate Sofia Airport has been talked about for some time; each time the topic arose it seemed the government quickly poured cold water over it for whatever reason. Now we are told that…

Editorial Transparency only when required We are force fed the virtues of transparency by the good and the great of the commercial world, transparency though is something fictional that only the deluded and those who seek some sort of a…

Editorial So it goes There seems hardly any point in harping on about the latest terrorist incident in Brussels other than to say that this week’s sad event was hardly surprising. Brussels is seen as the head of an enemy…

Editorial A safe choice? The ‘safe choices’ for summer holiday destinations as perceived by holidaymakers seems to be getting smaller and smaller. Once popular destinations such as Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco are very much now deemed to be ‘’out of…

Editorial As we start the New Year let us wish all of our readers and travellers a successful 2016 with as little hassle as possible whilst on our travels. This will of course require airlines, airports and their respective employees…