Vasil Levski Sofia Airport SOF / LBSF

Passenger, ramp and lounge handling at Sofia since 2007. Ground-handling licence temporarily suspended by the Bulgarian Transport Ministry in June 2025 after ~300 London passengers were stranded; operations had resumed by 2026 (company actively operating and expanding cargo by Mar 2026).

Executive/business-aviation handling at SOF (listed as FBO 'Swissport Executive Sofia', located at 1 Brussel Blvd, 1540 Sofia): fast turn-around, fuel coordination, catering arrangement, crew/ground coordination.

Full handling licence since June 2010 (operational since Nov 2010): passenger handling, ticket-sales desk, lost & found, ramp handling, load control, VIP/executive aircraft handling at Sofia.

Licensed airport operator/concessionaire (Meridiam 99%, Munich Airport as operating partner) that is itself a licensed Ground Handling Operator with ~100 units of aircraft ground support equipment; GH available 24/7. · 24/7

Swissport's own SOF network page lists fuelling among its Sofia services; into-plane fuelling cooperation is reported via OMV/Bulgarian Airways Group profile. Lukoil Aviation Bulgaria is the primary independent into-plane refueller at SOF, so treat Swissport fuelling as a coordinated/limited offering.

Primary into-plane refueller at SOF; JET A-1 produced at Lukoil Neftohim Burgas, compliant with ASTM D1655 / DEF STAN 91-91, with quality control at all delivery/storage/refuelling stages. Licensed ground-handling operator for fuels & oils at Sofia and Burgas. Secondary phone •••. Address: 1 Christofor Columb Blvd, Sofia Airport.

De-icing/anti-icing offered as part of the ground-handling scope (Swissport won Lufthansa Group ground handling in Bulgaria in 2023). Winter-seasonal. · seasonal (winter)

De-icing offered within Swissport's executive-aviation (PrivatPort) service package; winter-seasonal. · seasonal (winter)

De/anti-icing flight operations listed among Sofia services; winter-seasonal. · seasonal (winter)

NDT shop — in-house non-destructive testing / borescope shop: radiographic (X-ray), ultrasonic, liquid-penetrant, magnetic-particle, thermography and eddy-current inspection, up to Level 3, plus borescope inspections; company markets it as its "D1" service (EASA Part-145 D1 = NDT) under approval BG.145.4031.

Composite/structures/sheet-metal shop — heavy structural repair & modification (wing corrosion, cockpit-frame replacement, window-frame replacement, cargo-door reskinning, fuselage skin-panel replacement, frames/stringers), off-wing structural and composite repairs, plus thrust-reverser and cowling repair; company's own capability list labels these C20/C7; holds EASA Part-145 approval BG.145.4031, exact class letters as officially issued unconfirmed.

Wheels & brakes shop — wheel and brake overhaul/repair supporting Airbus A320 Family, A330/A340, Embraer E190, BAe146, ATR42, Boeing 737 Classic/NG and MD-80; units released on EASA Form 1; Part-145 class rating unconfirmed.

Emergency-equipment shop — escape-slide system repair/overhaul; EASA Form 1 release; class rating unconfirmed.

Battery shop — aircraft battery repair/overhaul; EASA Form 1 release; class rating (electrical/battery-type) unconfirmed.

Interiors/cabin shop — galley equipment and cabin interior-equipment repair/overhaul; EASA Form 1 release; class rating unconfirmed.

Interiors/cabin shop — dedicated special interior-works capability including a nose-in position for cabin modifications, at the 50,000 sqm Sofia base-maintenance JV facility (with Bulgarian Aviation Group, 24.9% stake); EASA/UK-CAA Part-145 approval held (approval number not published on site), class rating unconfirmed.

Composite/structures/sheet-metal shop — structural repairs and avionic/structural modifications performed alongside A320 Family, B737 Classic/NG, ATR42/72 and BAe146/Avro RJ base maintenance at the Sofia Airport North (Vrazhdebna) facility; EASA/UK CAA approved organisation, exact class letters unconfirmed.

Interiors/cabin shop — cabin re-configuration and refurbishment work; EASA/UK CAA approved, class rating unconfirmed.

Airline catering at Sofia from a purpose-built unit on airport grounds (~500 m from the restricted area), ~5,600 meals/day / ~2.4M meals per year, serving 50+ airlines (Bulgaria Air and international carriers). JV of Bulgarian Airways Group with LSG Sky Chefs and Dnata (est. 2013).

GSE support listed in Swissport's executive-aviation service offering (handles all aircraft types).

New ~2,200 sqm air cargo warehouse (~2,000 sqm storage) opened 16 Mar 2026, ~80 m from the apron. Temperature-controlled (cool/freeze/CRT) for pharma, perishables, e-commerce, AVI, VAL; integrated digital cargo platform.

Cargo & mail handling listed in the Sofia station service range.

Performs self-handling cargo operations for passenger and cargo flights; cargo warehouses in the secured area with direct apron access. Also responsible for fuel-depot infrastructure.

Leading cargo & mail handler at SOF (est. 1998): full document and physical handling, customs, trucking; located at Cargo Terminal 'Aviation Services', 1 Christopher Columbus Blvd, Sofia Airport, 1540.

Entered the Bulgarian air-cargo market in July 2023 via a majority stake in Cargo Handling Services Ltd. (CHS) at Sofia: warehousing, import/export handling, mail handling and temperature-controlled storage. CHS holds a ground-handling operator licence and Regulated Agent certificate. Cargo only at SOF.

Security services listed in GoldAir Bulgaria's Sofia service portfolio.

Cargo security screening for both flown and trucked freight.