GullivAir
Bulgarian airline
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GullivAir (Bulgarian: Гъливеър) is a Bulgarian airline headquartered in Sofia.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 2020 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Vasil Levski Sofia Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | charter, ACMI | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Yanko Ivanov, CEO | ||||||
| Website | gullivair.com | ||||||
History
The air carrier was estabilished in 2016 but received its operational license (AOC) from Bulgarian authorities in September 2020 and started operations with a single Airbus A330-200 inherited from Shaheen Air with ad hoc charter services in the following month of December.[2] They have started regular scheduled charters from Bulgaria and Romania to long-haul destinations in the Dominican Republic and the Maldives from December 2020 and also applied to start flights to New York.[2] The airline also announced plans to phase in additional Airbus A330s and ATR 72 aircraft.[2]
GullivAir's first scheduled destination out of Sofia became Burgas.[3] The inauguration flight took place on 15 August 2021. The airline will inaugurate international flights to Skopje and Albania from the end of March 2022. The airline also plans adding domestic flights to Ruse.[4] Plans for regular routes did not materialize and the airline shifted its business to the ACMI market, GullivAir operating flights for airlines such as flyadeal, Corsair International, Air Greenland, Surinam Airways, TUI fly Deutschland and other.
In October 2025 the Government of Bulgaria granted GullivAir the rights to fly to Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan.[5] Those two routes are essential for the plans of the company to start long-haul flights to New York and Chicago from April 2026.[6]
Destinations
GullivAir operates flights to the following scheduled and charter destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Vasil Levski Sofia Airport | Hub | [2][1] |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [7] |
| Maldives | Malé | Velana International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [8] |
| Romania | Bucharest | Henri Coandă International Airport | Hub | [2][1] |
| Sri Lanka | Hambantota | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [9] |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [10] |
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025[update], GullivAir operates the following aircraft:[11]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | — | 326 | 326 | |
| Total | 2 | — | ||||
Historical fleet

GullivAir also used to operate the following aircraft, which have meanwhile been phased out:[citation needed]