January-April 2017: 15% increase in Georgian air traffic
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Georgian air traffic is increasing spurred on by the upgrading of the country's aviation infrastructure and growing tourism opportunities.
In the first four months of 2017, air traffic in Georgia increased by 15 percent, announced Sakaeronavigatsia, the air navigation service provider in Georgia.
During this time Sakaeronavigatsia served a total of 41,914 aircrafts.
This year Georgian airports served 9,618 instrumental flights - a 35 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
The number of transit flights also increased between January-April 2017. More specifically, 31,426 transit flights were launched at Georgian airports this year which was seven percent more than the same period of last year.
The flight distance in Georgian airspace covered 12,989,259 km, said Sakaeronavigatsia.
Foreign companies are becoming more interested in Georgian airspace. This is due to the latest technologies, optimally planned routes and the European level of service which we provide to airline companies,” said general director of Sakaeronavigatsia Gocha Mezvrishvili.
Sakaeronavigatsia serves transit aircrafts on the 19 routes of Georgian airspace.
During the last four years six new airline routes were added to Georgian airspace which made the country’s transit potential more attractive amongst airline companies.
Georgia hosted 510,594 international travellers in April 2017, which was 10.2 percent increase compared to the same month of 2016, show data from the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).
Georgia has emerged as one of the world’s fastest growing air travel markets in the world, driven by a booming tourism industry and a liberal aviation policy, says the recent report from the CAPA Centre for Aviation.
Passenger numbers at Georgia’s three international airports are on the rise the show latest statistics from the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
Georgia is improving its flight safety standards by purchasing new technology that will increase control of the country’s airspace.
A new, modern and international standard Aircraft Technical Service Centre has opened in Georgia to contribute to the development of Georgian aviation.
Iranian airline Zagros Airlines is set to increase flights between the capitals of the two countries starting today.
Soon the summer aviation season will be in full swing and more flights from a wide variety of airlines will be flying in and out of Georgia.
Domestic flights scheduled this summer
With the summer aviation season now in full swing air company ServiceAir is starting flights on the route Tbilisi-Batumi-Tbilisi.
Georgian air traffic is increasing, spurred on by upgrades to the country's aviation infrastructure and growing tourism opportunities.