Incidents and Accidents
- On December 22, 1971, a Balkan Airlines Il-18 crashed en route to Algeria. 28 people on board died.
- On November 22, 1975, a Balkan Bulgarian airlines An-24 crashed short of the runway after take-off in icy conditions. Of the 48 people on board, three were killed.
- On 10 January 1984, a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashed on approach in bad weather. All 50 people on board died.
- On 2 August 1988, a Balkan Airlines Yak-40 crashed in the Iskar river. There were 28 fatalities among the 37 passengers on board.
- On 17 May 2012, an OLT Express Airbus A320 flight YAP-7107 from Warsaw (Poland) to Hurghada (Egypt) with 152 people on board performed an emergency landing. During the descent, the crew reported a fire in the cabin and loss of pressure. The aircraft landed safely and was evacuated via slides. No injuries occurred. The airport was closed to traffic for one hour.
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