Access Control

Introduction

On the territory of each airport, serving the international civil aviation, there are restricted access security areas, as well as the respective procedures and systems of identification of persons and vehicles. They are introduced for the purposes of achieving security in civil aviation.

Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD, in its capacity of airport operator, performs and supervises the performance of the respective rules and procedures for access control, in compliance with the normative documents of the Republic of Bulgaria and the EU, as well as with the National Civil Aviation Security Program.

General principles

Each person performing official duties in the restricted access area and/or its critical parts shall have the permission for that, which is indicated on the respective pass, i.e. the present of the latter is proof of the fact that the person has undergone the respective coordination security procedures and is authorized to carry out the respective actions in the restricted access area and/or its critical parts.

All employees of Varna Airport and its vehicles, as well as all employees and vehicles of external companies and organizations operating on its territory shall have a valid pass. It is personal and shall not be granted for use by third parties. The pass issuance is organized and implemented by the Civil Aviation Administration Chief Directorate (CAACD) or by the Security Department in their laboratories for pass issuance.

Each person shall declare in writing and justify their need for pass issuance. The Security Department on its part shall undertake the necessary coordination procedures with State Agency for National Security (SANS) and Border Police Chief Directorate (BPCD), after which, within 10 business days as of filing the application, it pronounces a decision whether the person applying for the pass may be issued one. Each application is considered strictly individually.

The passes issued at Varna Airport are property of CAACD. They shall be returned to the issuing authority after the expiry of their validity, designated on them, at the latest. In the event of the pass losing or damage, the Security Department shall be notified immediately, and it on its part shall undertake the respective actions and notify CAACD.

In the event of failure to observe the security procedures the pass may be revoked. The persons authorized to do this are the employees of the Security Department, MIA officers, as well as the CAACD inspectors.