Sky Europe To Connect Bulgaria To 11 European Cities 19/03/2008
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... more

Old Buildings Torn Down Near Razlog, More Construction Planned 04/09/2008
The demolition of 130 old, run-down buildings in a former industrial zone of 68.8 ha began near the city of Razlog, Stroitelsvo Gradut weekly has reported.Two production factories, which have been idle for more than five years, are also being pulled down. It has been said that the remaining construction waste will be recycled, and parts of it will be re-used for road construction. The cleaning process is not expected to take more than six months.The new owner, Pirinland Investments, has still not announced ideas for future development, and according to Stroitelstvo Gradut, the land plot is within 300m from a planned first-class golf course in the village of Dolno Draglishte. The company's initial plans are to reconstruct some of the production facilities and build new recreation and... more

Illegal Construction In Irakliemine Stopped 10/03/2008
Construction at the resort complex Riverside Village in Irakli-Emine, which sofiaecho reported on January 29 was under way despite the fact that the area was a Natura 2000 protected area, has been stopped by the regional inspectorate for environment protection and waters (RIEPW) in Bourgas. The tip-off for the illegal construction of investor Swiss Properties came from civil group Save Irakly, dir.bg said. According to RIEPW, the construction permission which had been granted, was in violation of the law, Burgasinfo.com said. The construction permission had been issued by the Nessebar municipality on September 20 2007, but a compatibility assessment permit had not been issued, propertywisebulgaria.com said. The Bourgas municipality will be fined for this omission. In August... more