List of defunct airlines of Bulgaria

This is a list of defunct airlines of Bulgaria.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes Air Ban BAN AIR BAN 19941997 Air Ban LZP TUS AIR 1999 2009 Operated Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, MBB Bo 105 Air Bright REM20062015 Renamed Rose Air Air Kona KON 1993 1994 Operated Tupolev Tu-154 Air Mark Cargo 2002 2006 Operated Antonov An-12 Air Max RMXAEROMAX19962007Operated Antonov An-26, Let L-410 Turbolet Air Nove CR NHAAIR NOVE19982001 Operated Antonov An-26 Air Scorpio SCU SCORPIO UNIVERSE 1996 ? Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-74, Let L-410 Turbolet, Tupolev Tu-154 Air Sofia CTSFBAIR SOFIA19922007Relocated to Serbia as United International Airlines. Air Syder Bulgarian Airways B5 SDR19931995 Operated Ilyushin Il-76 Air Varna BAV19931994 Air VIA VLVIMCRYSTAL19912016 Air Zory MZA19931998 Balkan Bulgarian Airlines LZLAZBALKAN19682002Went bankrupt Operations merged into Balkan Air Tour Balkan Air Tour FBLZB 2002 2003 Operated Boeing 737-300, Tupolev Tu-154. Renamed Bulgaria Air Balkanian Airways 2012 ? Operated Boeing 737-300 Bexx Air 2004 2004 Rebranded Imagine Air Bright Aviation Services BRWBRIGHT SERVICES20012007Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, BAe 146 Bright Flight BFG 2014 2019 Operated ATR 42, BAe 146 Bulair DB19681972Charter subsidiary of TABSO and later Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Bulgarian Air Charter 1T BUC BULGURIAN CHARTER 2000 2021 Renamed European Air Charter Bulgarian Eagle BEG BULGARIAN EAGLE20172019Subsidiary of Germania Bulgarian Flying Cargo FN BFB19932001Previously Bulgarian Flying Company Operated Antonov An-12 Bunavad 19271930 BVS Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobstenie 1947 1949 Renamed TABSO. Operated Junkers Ju 52, Lisunov Li-2 Dandy AirlinesZDDDDFLYING DANDY20022004 East-West EuropeanEWE19911996 Global AirGLBGLJGLS19921995 Hemus Air DUHMSHEMUS AIR19872010Merged operations into Bulgaria Air Inter Trans Air ITTINTER TRANSAIR 19962002 Jes AirJXJESJES AIR19921993 Lucky AirDNBLF19902000 Mithras Air20072008Operated Antonov An-12 Phoenix Air CargoPXBPHOENIX BULGARIA19931994Operated Antonov An-12 Rila AirlinesRABRILA19992003Operated Antonov An-12 Rose Air REM 2015 2019 Cargo carrier Previously Air Bright Scorpion Air SPNAIR SKORPIO19902007 Sigi Air CargoBGBGR19901992Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-22 TABSO19491968Previously B.V.S. Renamed Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tayaran JetE8TJBALADIN20182021 Vega Airlines VEA VEGA AIRLINES 1998 2008Renamed Cargoair VIA Airways 2017 2019 Successor of Air VIA Viaggio Air VMVOAVIAGGIO20032007Bought by and later merged into Hemus Air Vivant Air VVI20022006 Wizz Air Bulgaria8ZWVLWIZZAIR BULGARIA20052011Operations merged into Wizz Air Hungary

See also

List of airlines of Bulgaria List of airports in Bulgaria

References