Bulgaria / Sofia & Varna / Airports / SOF & VAR
Jul 10, 2016 | 1:52 am
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Bulgaria / Sofia & Varna / Airports / SOF & VAR
There is no smoking landside in the airport (but, of course, you can always walk out the door and light up). Airside, there is a VIP lounge with a very large smoking area. You can access it either by buying a pass or having a Business Class/FC ticket.
Jul 13, 2016 | 11:56 pm
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Incidentally, while cigarettes are very inexpensive anywhere in Bulgaria, if you are flying out of EU be certain to pick them up at the Duty Free shop. Winstons cost me about $25 per carton -- about 1/3rd of the price I would pay in a supermarket in Israel.
Dec 5, 2016 | 6:51 am
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The question about the security lines at the SOF airport has been moved to its own thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/europ...about-sof.html
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Apr 27, 2017 | 8:49 am
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My son and daughter recently returned from Sofia and said they are no longer selling cigarettes in the Duty Free so I suggest now that you pick them up in the city,
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and I've updated the thread title to include both SOF & VAR