Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States Georgy Panayotov said Lufthansa refused to accompany his minor son.
The German airline Lufthansa has canceled at the last moment a paid service to accompany the 12-year-old son of the Bulgarian ambassador to the United States and former defense minister Georgy Panayotov. The company supported its action by the fact that Bulgaria is part of the Russian Federation. About the incident George Panayotov informed on your Facebook page.
According to the diplomat, his son was on his way home to Bulgaria for Christmas. He was to be transferred at Frankfurt airport from an inbound flight from Washington to a plane bound for Sofia, accompanied by a Lufthansa employee.
“Theo is 12 years old and has never traveled alone. The service is paid for and confirmed by the company. On the day of departure, I received a message that the service has been cancelled. The reason given by Lufthansa is that Bulgaria is part of the Russian Federation!” — George Panayotov was indignant.
The ambassador noted that this incident caused his son psychological trauma. Later Panayotov informedthat the plane crew helped their son find the right flight and added that they considered the words of the airline representatives “absurd and scandalous”.
Georgy Panayotov also said he would not seek compensation from the airline, but was counting on explanations. He refused help from the media, thanking reporters for their interest in his story.
“I have no doubt that this incident is related to illiteracy, semi-literacy, ignorance. Which is very bad, but not dramatic, and even more tragic. I hope Theo takes this as a nuisance of life and I hope this will don’t let this happen to anyone!” – concluded the Ambassador of Bulgaria.
Recall that on December 9, the Bulgarian parliament approved list of weapons for Ukraine. Thus, for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the country will provide military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Focus he also wrote that the Bulgarian government agreed with the oil company Lukoil export Russian petroleum products to EU countries by circumventing the embargo. According to the deputy prime minister, the agreement will bring an additional 350 million euros to the Bulgarian budget.
We also reported on what kind of military equipment Bulgaria can send to Ukraine. For the armed forces will assign old fashioned weaponscompatible with NATO standards. This decision follows a vote by the National Assembly of Bulgaria on the related resolution.
