Bulgaria‘s main airports, together with Sofia, Varna, Burgas, and Plovdiv, have confirmed their readiness for Bulgaria‘s upcoming inclusion within the Schengen space by air, slated for March 31. These airports anticipate a seamless transition, assuring improved passenger processing and decreased wait instances for vacationers to and from Schengen member states.

Responding to inquiries from Bulgarian media “Dnevnik,” airport authorities highlighted their superior infrastructure preparations to segregate passenger flows between “Schengen” and “non-Schengen” zones. This separation goals to considerably lower processing instances, benefitting roughly two-thirds of passengers served by these airports.

Authorities affirmed that Schengen passengers would bypass airport checks, aside from safety measures, vastly decreasing ready instances. “Fraport,” overseeing Varna and Burgas airports, famous that they had been already geared up to satisfy Schengen requirements successfully, promising a lower of about 2 minutes per passenger for Schengen arrivals and departures.

Whereas passport and visa controls will persist for non-Schengen vacationers, the method stays unchanged, making certain related processing durations as presently skilled.

Sofia Airport, the nation’s largest, assured readiness lengthy upfront, with preparations for an in a single day transition to facilitate easy implementation. Particular measures embody passport management factors and devoted corridors to segregate passengers from totally different journey zones throughout the terminals.

Nevertheless, potential confusion arises regarding flight terminals as a consequence of new laws for allocating flights between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The airports are planning proactive communication campaigns to tell passengers and reduce terminal misdirections.

Submit-March 31, Schengen passengers will observe a streamlined course of from check-in to boarding with out passport checks, whereas arrivals will head on to baggage claims with out present process passport management. Non-Schengen vacationers will endure passport management earlier than accessing baggage claims and exiting.

The airports, in sync with airways, are getting ready to information passengers easily by these modifications, making certain a hassle-free journey expertise.