Passenger traffic up by 23% at Georgian airports in 2018

Tbilisi International Airport alone served 3,808,619 passengers in 2018. Photo: N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
 

Agenda.ge, 11 Jan 2019 - 16:43, Tbilisi,Georgia

The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia’s three international airports increased by 23% in 2018 compared to 2017, while the number of performed flights increased by 17%.

Last year Georgian airports of Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International Airport served in total 5,033,323 passengers.

More specifically:

  • Tbilisi International Airport served 3,808,619 passengers - a 20.37% increase y/y
  • Kutaisi International Airport served 617,373 passengers – 52.37% increase
  • Batumi International Airport served 598,891 passengers – 20.83% increase

Three airline companies – Turkish Airlines, Georgian Airways and Wizz Air – take an equal share on Georgian market:

  • Wizz Air – 587,179 passengers (12%)
  • Turkish Airlines – 559,749 passengers (11%)
  • Georgian Airways – 550,831 passengers (11%)
  • Ural Airlines – 294,000 passengers (6%)
  • Fly Dubai – 250,296 passengers (5%)

Last year new Georgian airline company Myway Airlines launched operations and during the year served 45,069 passengers.

Another new local airline company AK Air Georgia served 20,822 in 2018. This airline company mainly launches domestic flights.