Sofia Airport will receive a new, higher category by the end of September 2007, Transport and Communications Minister Petar Mutavchiev said, during the presentation of his report on the Ministry’s work in his second year in power.
Heavy Fog forced Sofia Airport to close several times in the spring 2007. The new categorisation will allow flight lending even when foggy.
As Mutafchiev says, the categorisation of the airport will be possible only after Sofia municipality resolves a problem with a road passing near the landing-strip.
The road should be closed, because traffic on it can cause interference at the airport, according to Mutafchiev.
Heavy Fog forced Sofia Airport to close several times in the spring 2007.