Saturday, September 10, 2011

Bulgaria’s Air Force 1 Airbus Rescues Stranded Russian Tourists

The Airbus of the Bulgarian government will join in the efforts to transport home hundreds of tourists who have been stranded in Burgas Airport for days now. Yesterday night the aircraft set of to Moscow. About 900 Russians, Finns and Estonians became hostages of Alma Tour travel agency which owes seven million leva to the national air carrier Bulgaria Air. 

Friday, the air company cancelled all flight for Alma Tour until the money issue is not settled. Yesterday’s talks yielded no results and PM Boiko Borisov ordered to provide the government airbus to help out the stranded tourists. It is expected that today the airbus with a sitting capacity of 90 passengers will make two flights to Riga nad Scandinavia. The Premier himself will fly to Estonia for a working visit by the VIP Falcon.

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