Low-cost airline SkyEurope has been granted traffic rights to launch services to Bucharest and Sofia, the company announced at its web site.

SkyEurope Airlines, Central Europe's largest low-cost low-fare airline, announced its entry on the Bulgarian and Romanian aviation markets September 14, after obtaining traffic rights from Bulgarian and Romanian authorities.

SkyEurope Airlines was established in 2001, and pioneered low-cost aviation in Central Europe by becoming the first low-cost airline to open bases in Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

To further build on its first mover advantage, SkyEurope is now expanding eastwards, with the first low-fare flights between Bratislava, conveniently located only 50 km away from Vienna, and the Bulgarian and Romanian capitals.