Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU's Schengen ( www.reuters.com )
Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone.
![](https://mbin.grits.dev/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/07/cf/07cf5ae8c188b15eab436a15cdd008fe96c4bb6435c3a6ea52fa9234b1905d64.jpg)