Georgian airports serve over 4m passengers in 2017
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Georgia’s three international airports served 4,073,959 passengers in 2017, which is a 43.43 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia increased in all three main airports of the country: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International Airport.
More specifically, Tbilisi International Airport alone served 3,164,139 passengers last year, which was a 40.47 percent increase y/y, announced Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
Batumi International Airport served 495,668 passengers in 2017 - a 58.69 percent increase, while Kutaisi International Airport served 405,173 passengers on regular or charter flights which was a 49.31 percent increase.
Georgia’s rural airports also saw an increase in passenger numbers last year.
Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia, Svaneti region, served 7,256 passengers, which was a 72.19 percent increase y/y.
Meanwhile, Ambrolauri airport in Georgia’s Racha region received passengers for the first time in 2017 and served 1, 723 passengers.
Georgia’s three international airports served 3,816,538 passengers in the first 11 months of 2017, which is a 44.48 percent increase year-on-year (y/y). Tbilisi International Airport alone served 2,943,417 passengers between January-November, which was a 40.89 percent increase y/y, announced Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
Georgia’s three international airports served 3,258,382 passengers in the first nine months of 2017, which is a 49.35 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
So far this year, 2,703,117 passengers took regular or charter flights from Georgia’s three main airports: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International Airport.
Passenger numbers at Georgia’s three international airports are on the rise, show the latest statistics from the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
The total number of passengers served by Georgia’s three international airports amounted to 4,073,959 in 2017. With 12 percent, Turkish Airlines tops the list of the most popular airline companies operating in Georgia.
Denmark’s capital city of Copenhagen is the top unserved route from the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, followed by Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid, Oslo, Stockholm and Tallinn.
Travel and tourism are vital industries in the Georgian economy. As well as its direct economic impact, the industry has significant indirect and induced impacts, shows the Travel and Tourism Economic Impact 2017 Georgia study by the World Travel and Tourism Council.
More than 500 representatives of 65 airline companies and 250 airports are visiting Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi to participate in the European Aviation Forum, CONNECT 2018.
Georgia’s three international airports served 500,709 passengers in January-February of 2018, which is a 34.38 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
Georgia’s three international airports served 839,612 passengers in the first three months of 2018, which is a 36 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
Georgia’s three international airports served 1,608,124 passengers in the first five months of 2018, which is a 32 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
Georgia’s three international airports served 2,103,151 passengers in the first six months of 2018, which is a 31 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
The Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia (GCAA) and the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) are renewing the Technical Cooperation Program for a period of four years.