Kutaisi and Batumi airports still leading increase of passenger flow in Europe
Kutaisi and Batumi international airports have been regularly leading in terms of passengers’ flow for the last several months. Photo: Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports/facebook.
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The airports of Kutaisi and Batumi are again leading airports across Europe in terms of the growth of passenger flow, the International Council of Airports (ACI Europe) reports in its data for February.
Kutaisi is in first place with 111.3% growth while it is followed by Batumi with an 87.3% increase.
ACI Europe also provided information on Tbilisi International Airport, where passenger growth hit 13.1 in February.
Kutaisi and Batumi international airports have been regularly leading in terms of passengers’ flow for the last several months.
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