Incident at "Vasil Levski" Airport: Broken-down truck halts flights

15.06.2026 | Transport and communications

A brief disruption of flights at "Vasil Levski" Airport this morning due to a broken-down service truck on the runway. The issue has been resolved.

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Runway incident temporarily halts flights

This morning, air traffic at "Vasil Levski" airport was temporarily interrupted due to an unexpected incident. A service truck broke down directly on the runway, which necessitated the suspension of departing and arriving aircraft.

"At this moment, the problem has been fully resolved and the airport is operating on schedule," the airport's press office announced to BTA.

What happened?