A new dedicated air freight service between Vasil Levski Sofia Airport (SOF), Bulgaria, and Dubai World Central (DWC) has launched to connect the two continents.
The new service is operated by SolitAir, the UAE’s dedicated B2B, airport-to-airport cargo airline, and was made possible by the carrier’s ACC3 (Air Cargo and Mail Carrier from a Third Country) designation, granted by the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority.
The launch follows SolitAir’s receipt of ACC3 status, which authorises the carrier to transport cargo and mail into the European Union and European Economic Area in compliance with EU aviation security requirements.
Combined with its existing UAE GCAA Air Operator’s Certificate and EASA Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, the designation completes the regulatory foundation required for SolitAir to operate scheduled freighter services into EU airspace.
The route gives EU-based freight forwarders, integrators and e-commerce businesses a direct link into SolitAir’s wider network across the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, the STAN countries and China.
SolitAir founder & CEO, Hamdi Osman, said: “Sofia is more than a new dot on the map – it is the first European link in a network we have built city by city across some of the world’s most commercially vital, yet underserved, trade routes.
“Our ACC3 certification was never just a regulatory milestone; it was the key that would let us connect the markets we already serve to Europe.”
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