Wizz Air temporarily suspends flights from Georgia to Austria, France, Germany, Spain
Wizz Air has explained that “due to a decrease in demand across the network and various government restrictions on entry”, a number of its flights are subject to cancellations. Photo: Georgian Civil Aviation Agency
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Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will temporarily suspend flights to Austria, France, Germany and Spain from the Kutaisi International Airport in the western Georgian town of Kutaisi, to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19.
In particular, flights will be suspended from March 16 to April 3, Kutaisi International Airport announced earlier today.
It also added that Poland and the Czech Republic have also imposed restrictions on international flights:
- Poland suspends inbound flight from March 15 until further notice;
- The Czech Republic suspends inbound flights from March 17 to March 31.
Wizz Air has also reported that “due to a decrease in demand across the network and various government restrictions on entry”, a number of its flights are subject to cancellations.
Passengers with bookings affected by these cancellations are informed at the earliest possible date and offered a full refund. Rebooking for an alternative route is only possible if there is no airport lockdown or air travel restriction in the given country”, Wizz Air has posted on Facebook.
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Those Georgian citizens who are currently in any of the country where the flights have been cancelled and face difficulties in returning to their homeland, should contact their respective embassies and/or consulates to receive information about the alternative routes.
Moreover, from March 20, flights will also be suspended between Georgia and Turkey. Movement will also be temporarily restricted at the Sarpi customs checkpoint that is located in the south-west of Georgia on the border with Turkey. However, Vale and Kartsakhi customs checkpoints will operate as usual.
Direct flights between Georgia and Turkey will be suspended starting March 21 as Turkey has imposed restrictions on international flights. Turkey intended to ban flights from Georgia starting March 14, but the countries agreed to postpone the decision until March 21.
Georgia and Russia will temporarily ban travel from March 16 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. No restrictions will apply to cargo transportation. Movement will also be temporarily suspended with neighbouring Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey.
One Georgian citizen who had tested positive for the new China-born coronavirus in February has been reportedly cured. Medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital, Marina Ezugbaia stated today that the first individual who had tested positive for COVID-19 back on February 26 after returning from Iran, has now tested negative.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said at a meeting with the heads of local grocery chains that the population should not face any shortage of household products amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Travellers from Switzerland, Norway and Denmark will have to present a PCR test for the coronavirus while arriving in Georgia, otherwise they will be placed under mandatory 14-day quarantine. Earlier Georgia introduced the same rules for travellers from China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and Austria.
Georgia has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 increasing the total number of infected individuals to 30. Meanwhile, the first individual who tested positive for COVID-19 back on February 26 after returning from Iran, has now tested negative, which means that s/he is getting well.
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