[1] Currently, the airport is used by private jets and hosts three hail-prevention airplanes used for anti-hail protection of Bulgaria and Southern Romania.

The government of Bulgaria decided to grant concession of some of its international airports, but the first procedure in late 2007 wasn't successful, although there was interest from the Swiss investor Ferdinand Prisi and the Bulgarian company Prista Oil.

[2] The government decided to make a new bid for the airport of Ruse, the new concourse should take place in the middle of December 2007,[3] but later postponed it to unknown date.

The airport's manager, Nikolay Gorchev, stated in an interview that when the deal was completed, an application for license for aviation activities would be made.

[4] The Bulgarian government transferred ownership of the property in Shtraklevo village, as well as its stake in the airport to Ruse municipality on 17 December 2014.