New arrival terminal opens at Tbilisi International Airport
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To meet growing demand for air travel, Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport has opened its new arrival terminal.
Spread over 12,000 m2, the new arrival terminal has the capacity to receive up to 4 million passengers per year.
At today’s opening ceremony, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirilashvili said he believes the country will soon host its 7,000,000th tourist.
Georgian Prime Minister addressed the audience while opening the new arrival terminal at Tbilisi International Airport. Photo by PM's press office
Development of aviation has always been and remains as one of our main priorities, because exactly development of air market, airports and navigation infrastructure, as well as increase of the tourist inflow and new flight destinations are the precondition for tourism development in the country”, PM Kvirikashvili said.
This all, Prime Minsiter added, is directly connected with Georgia’s economic development and improvement of the lives of its citizens.
The new terminal will be able to serve more than three million passengers annually. Artist impression by TAV Georgia
Currently, up to 42 air companies are carrying out flights to 45 destinations from Tbilisi International Airport.
Construction of new arrival terminal started last January and about 500 people have been employed during the works.
TAV Georgia, the daughter company of Turkey-based TAV Airports Holding which has operated Tbilisi International Airport since 2005, was responsible for all the construction works at Tbilisi International Airport.
Passenger numbers at Georgia’s three international airports are on the rise the show latest statistics from the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
International air travellers have named Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport as one of the best in Eastern Europe in 2017. The airport, which serves the capital of Georgia, was recognised as being among the top 10 airports in Eastern Europe by the World Airport Awards for the fourth year in a row.
To meet growing demand for air travel, Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport is getting ready to move into the next phase of expansion.
The main runway at Georgia’s central airport has opened today following extensive reconstruction over the last 12 weeks.
Passengers were evacuated from Tbilisi international airport this evening due to bomb alarm, which later appeared to be false. As the Georgian Interior Ministry said, a citizen had reported about the bomb in the airport, but it did not appear to be true.