Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said on Wednesday that it will commence flights between the Bulgarian capital Sofia and the city of Chania, located on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete, from April 2019. "Ryanair is pleased to announce a new Sofia route to Chania, commencing in April 2019, which will operate twice-weekly as part of our Summer 2019 schedule," Olga Pawlonka, Ryanair's sales and marketing manager for CEE and Balkans, said in a press release. Last month, Ryanair said it will start flights between Sofia and Milan Bergamo from March 2019.