In connection with information in foreign and Bulgarian media regarding the flight of the President of the European Commission to Plovdiv, the Government Information Service specifies:
During the flight of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to Plovdiv, there was a neutralization of the satellite signal that supplied information to the GPS navigation system of the plane. During the approach for landing at Plovdiv Airport, the GPS signal disappeared.
In order to ensure the safety of the flight, the Air Traffic Control immediately proposed an alternative approach for landing using ground navigation aids (instrument landing system).
The ground navigation aids that Bulgaria uses are independent of GPS systems and allow for a safe and safe landing.
We would also like to clarify that the flight did not have to be diverted. According to a previously planned and coordinated program with the EC team, the landing was scheduled at Plovdiv Airport. Ursula von der Leyen's flight was carried out on a plane chartered by the European Commission.