The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will start operating flights between Sofia and St. Petersburg.
The flights will be twice a week - on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
From St. Petersburg itself, the airline flies to 17 other destinations.
In June, the caretaker government appointed the Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. to operate the Sofia-St. Petersburg-Sofia international airline until 1 January 2025.
The decision was the result of a bilateral air services agreement between Bulgaria and Russia, as well as the regime introduced on January 1, 2020 to liberalize air transport to Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg.