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j636
18th Jul 2012, 22:02
Just after coming accross this on airlines.net and does anybody have further info as it hasn't being covered in the press from what I can see.


Wednesday 18 July 2012 21.00hrs
Customer Announcement: Changes to schedule due to bomb attack at Bourgas Airport

Bourgas Airport in Bulgaria is currently closed due to a bomb attack earlier today. As a result Aer Lingus flight EI 376, bound for Bourgas diverted to Varna Airport.

Customers who wish to travel onwards from Varna to Bourgas will be brought there by road transport.

As a result of the closure of Bourgas Airport Aer Lingus flight EI 377, scheduled to operate from Bourgas to Dublin this evening, is cancelled.

Customers booked on this flight are asked to make their way to Varna Airport. Replacement flight EI 1377 will operate from Varna to Dublin tomorrow. The flight will depart at 13:00 (local time) with an arrival time in Dublin of 15:30 (local time). Customers intending to travel on this flight are asked to arrive no later than 10:00 for check-in.

Customers affected by these changes are being contacted by SMS message with the relevant details.

rareair
18th Jul 2012, 22:20
Israel blames Iran in Bulgaria bus... (http://www.google.co.uk/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&ned=uk&ncl=dkgnIl05yirue1M-OVgENOc2faSHM&topic=h)

Fairly well reported - but mainly described as an attack on a bus (which was at the airport) as opposed to a bombing of the airport.