New route Plovdiv – Birmingham!
A three-day promotion of cheap tickets for the new flight from Plovdiv to Birmingham was announced!
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline is proud to announce the launch of its winter schedule 2024 for Plovdiv, which includes a new route to Birmingham. In addition, the company offers a special three-day promotion during which tickets can be booked from only 19.99 euros for any of Ryanair’s Plovdiv routes for winter 2024. The promotion is until October 13 and it is valid for tickets till the end of December.
Ryanair’s Plovdiv W24 schedule will deliver:
•1 new route to Birmingham
• A total of 3 routes: Birmingham, London and Manchester
• Bulgaria’s lowest fares starting from just €19.99
• Traffic grows to 100K pax p.a.
• Over 70 jobs in the region.
Ryanair’s Country Manager for CEE & Baltics, Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska said:
“As Bulgaria’s leading low cost airline, Ryanair is pleased to announce 1 new W2024 route for Plovdiv to Birmingham, offering more choice at the lowest fares in Bulgaria.
All Plovdiv citizens/visitors can now book any of Ryanair’s Plovdiv routes for W2024 from just €19.99 on ryanair.com since today. We look forward to welcoming more citizens/visitors on-board Ryanair’s low fare flights to/from Plovdiv in Winter 2024.”
Doychin Angelov, CEO of the Plovdiv Airport, said:
“Plovdiv Airport was the first airport in Bulgaria that welcomed Ryanair in 2010 and since then Ryanair is our reliable partner. We are happy to celebrate our new winter schedule together and we believe our partnership will bring more destinations and satisfaction to passengers.”
Birmingham is a city that offers something for everyone, from history and culture to nature and entertainment. This makes it an ideal tourist destination for both short and longer breaks. There will be flights once a week from Plovdiv to Birmingham with a departure time of 11:40 every Saturday. The first flight is on November 2.
"The new line is possible thanks to the active communication of the airport team with the airline and the help of the Plovdiv Airport Development Fund – the Southern Gate of Bulgaria," added Doychin Angelov.
The meeting was attended by the mayor of Chepelare municipality Boran Hadzhiev, the mayor of Kuklen municipality Maria Belcheva, the mayor of Perushtitsa Nikolay Bakov, the mayor of Brezovo municipality Kalin Kalapanov, Petar Denchev – chairman of the Association of Plovdiv hoteliers, as well as representatives of "Pamporovo" AD and of non-profit association “Fund Phoenix".
Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska answered the journalists’ questions and assured them that the launch of routes to Spain and Italy from Plovdiv is being considered for the near future. In a discussion with the present mayors and members of the Plovdiv Airport Development Fund, it was concluded that it is very essential to promote the destination of Plovdiv and the region, which is a catalyst for attracting tourist flow.
Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska shared the good experience of Croatia, Albania and Poland that have successfully developed new tourist routes.
Ryanair continues to invest and grow in Plovdiv and Sofia, delivering more routes, lower fares, traffic, tourism, and jobs growth. This growth can only be secured with low airport charges and long term strategy that stimulates traffic, brings passengers and grows local economy.
To celebrate its 6 new routes (22 total) for winter season 2024, Ryanair has launched an additional sale of seats with promotional prices available to book today only on www.ryanair.com
