Sofia Airport, also known as Vrazhdebna after the
village located to the north is the main airport in Sofia, Bulgaria. The
airport is a hub for Bulgaria Air (successor of the bankrupt Balkan Airlines)
and Hemus Air. It handled 2.2 million passengers in 2006, and 2.7 million
passengers in 2007.Initially built in the 1930s on the outskirts of the
then relatively small capital city, Sofia Airport was facing difficulties
with today's traffic. After years of studying different possibilities,
some as far as 70 km away from Sofia, it was agreed to expand the existing
airport. The airport's second terminal was officially opened on 27 December
2006
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