A large French construction company has expressed interested in investing in the defunct airport in the Southern Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora. The French investor planned to rehabilitate the runway, bring in latest equipment, and even build a VIP terminal in order to use the airport in Stara Zagora for private planes and helicopters.

New facilities such as a private school for pilots are also considered. In early 2012 there were reports that a South Korean company is interested in taking over the airport in Stara Zagora, in order to build a logistics hub.

Bulgaria`s Transport Ministry has indicated that potential investors from China, Singapore, and Kazakhstan have also considered the defunct airport in Stara Zagora, which was shut down 11 years ago. For the time being, the Stara Zagora Airport is only used by agricultural planes.