List of defunct airlines of Bulgaria


This is a list of defunct airlines of Bulgaria.
AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignCommenced
operations		Ceased
operations		Notes
Air BanBANAIR BAN19941997
Air BanLZPTUS AIR19992009Operated Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, MBB Bo 105
Air BrightREM20062015Operated Antonov An-26
Air KonaKON19931994Operated Tupolev Tu-154
Air Mark Cargo20022006Operated Antonov An-12
Air MaxRMXAEROMAX19962007Operated Antonov An-26, Let L-410 Turbolet
Air NoveCRNHAAIR NOVE19982001Operated Antonov An-26
Air ScorpioSCUSCORPIO UNIVERSE1996?Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-24, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-74, Let L-410 Turbolet, Tupolev Tu-154
Air SofiaCTSFBAIR SOFIA19922007
Air Syder Bulgarian AirwaysB5SDR19931995Operated Ilyushin Il-76
Air VarnaBAV19931994
Air VIAVLVIMCRYSTAL19902016
Air ZoryMZA19931998
Balkan Air TourFBLZB20022003Rebranded as Bulgaria Air. Operated Boeing 737-300, Tupolev Tu-154
Balkan Bulgarian AirlinesLZLAZBALKAN19682002Went bankrupt
Balkanian Airways2012?Operated Boeing 737-300
Bexx Air20042004Rebranded as Imagine Air
Bright Aviation ServicesBRWBRIGHT SERVICES20012007Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-26, BAe 146
Bright FlightBFG20142019Operated ATR 42, BAe 146
BulairDB19671972Charter subsidiary of Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Bulgarian Air Charter1TBUCBULGURIAN CHARTER20002021Renamed to European Air Charter
Bulgarian EagleBEGBULGARIAN EAGLE20172019Subsidiary of Germania
Bulgarian Flying CargoFNBFB19932001Operated Antonov An-12
Bulgarian Flying Company19931993Renamed to Bulgarian Flying Cargo. Operated Antonov An-12
Bunavad19271930
BVS Bulgarske Vazdusne Sobsternic19471949Renamed to TABSO. Operated Junkers Ju 52, Lisunov Li-2
Dandy AirlinesZDDDDFLYING DANDY20022004
East-West EuropeanEWE19911996
Global AirGLB
GLJ
GLS		19911995
Hemus AirDUHMSHEMUS AIR19862010Merged into Bulgaria Air
Inter Trans AirITTINTER TRANSAIR19962005
Jes AirJXJESJES AIR19921993
Lucky AirDNBLF19902000
Mithras Air20072008Operated Antonov An-12
Phoenix Air CargoPXBPHOENIX BULGARIA19931994Operated Antonov An-12
Rila AirlinesRABRILA19992003Operated Antonov An-12
Rose AirREM20082019Cargo carrier. Operated Antonov An-26
Scorpion AirSPNAIR SKORPIO19902007
Sigi Air CargoBGBGR19901992Operated Antonov An-12, Antonov An-22
TABSO19471968Was a Bulgarian-Soviet joint airline until 1954; rebranded as Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Tayaran JetE8TJBALADIN20182021
Varna International Airways1990Renamed Air VIA
Vega AirlinesVEAVEGA AIRLINES19972007Rebranded as Cargoair
VIA Airways20172019Rebranded Fly2Sky Airlines. Operated Airbus A320
Viaggio AirVMVOAVIAGGIO20022009Merged into Hemus Air
Vivant AirVVI20022006
Wizz Air Bulgaria8ZWVLWIZZAIR BULGARIA20052011Merged into Wizz Air Hungary