The Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria upheld the decision of the Commission for Protection of Competition of November 14, 2019, confirming the selection of Meridiam and its partner Munich Airport as the concessionaire for Sofia Airport, by the Ministry of Transport.

The French-German consortium SOF Connect was selected as a preferred bidder for the concession last summer. Then all losing bidders that participated in the tender filed complaints to Bulgaria´s competition authority arguing the decision of the transport ministry of Bulgaria. The four rejected bidders include Airport de Paris, TAV, Fraport, Manchester Airport, SSB, and Copenhagen Airport.

The investment embedded in this 35-year long-term public-private partnership will contribute to Bulgaria´s economic rebound post-Covid-19 crisis and support the Bulgarian government and local authorities to achieve significant regional benefits in social, economic and environmental aspects.

The airport will develop new standards of carbon accreditation and environmental standards – serving as benchmark for other airports and industries aiming at becoming an enabler of social, economic, environmental and inclusive growth that contributes to Sofia and Bulgaria.