Tbilisi International Airport among top 10 in Eastern Europe
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International air travellers have named Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport as one of the best in Eastern Europe.
The airport, which serves Georgia’s capital city, was recognised as among the top 10 airports in Eastern Europe by the World Airport Awards.
The awards are regarded as the most prestigious accolades for the airport industry and the result was calculated by passenger voting in the largest annual airport customer service survey conducted by Skytrax.
TAV Georgia, the company that operated Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi international airports, today announced Tbilisi International Airport had been named as one of the best airports in Eastern Europe for the third time in a row.
It’s the third year in a row that TAV Georgia has received this prestigious recognition by ‘SkyTrax 2016 World Airport Awards’, listing Tbilisi International Airport among the TOP 10 airports in Eastern Europe,” read the post on TAV Georgia official Facebook page.
Singapore’s Changi Airport was crowned the World's Best Airport in the Skytrax 2016 World Airport Awards, followed by Incheon International Airport in South Korea and Munich Airport in Germany.
The world’s next best airports were Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) in Japan, Hong Kong International Airport, Chubu Centrair Nagoya in Japan, Zurich Airport in Switzerland, London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, Kansai International Airport in Japan and Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.
Meanwhile, remedial work has begun on the main runway and terminal at Tbilisi International Airport to ensure it meets international standards and can cater for growing air traffic.
Georgia’s Ministry of Economy announced the works should be completed in 12 weeks. Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili has taken responsibility of the rehabilitation process at the airport.
Rehabilitation works at the airport include:
- Installing navigational lighting for runway Alpha;
- Works to cover, widen and lay asphalt are currently underway on runway Bravo and Charlie;
- Rubber waste accumulated as a result of aircrafts landing has been removed from the runways;
- Crack repair work was being carried out on the runways;
- Aircraft turning places were being developed on the runways; and
- Demolition of existing navigation lighting was being carried out on runway 13R.
The decision to upgrade the main runway at Tbilisi International Airport was made in May 2015 after the Government renewed its agreement with TAV Holding to continue operating the airport.
Taking into account the fact that Tbilisi International Airport hosted 1.8 million passengers [last year], TAV Georgia decided to build a new arrivals terminal. Furthermore, new parking spaces will be created for cars,” read a press release by Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
The entire rehabilitation works will be completed in 2017.
Remedial work has begun on the main runway and terminal at Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport to ensure it meets international standards and can cater for growing air traffic.
The main runway at Tbilisi International Airport will soon undergo major repairs to make sure it meets international standards.
Tbilisi International Airport has been named as one of the best airports in Eastern Europe for the second time in a row by Skytrax World Airport Awards, the most prestigious accolades for the global airport industry.
Tbilisi International Airport has been named as one of the best Airports in Eastern Europe by Skytrax World Airport Awards, the most prestigious accolades for the world airport industry.
A new award is helping cement the growing reputation of Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport as one of the top airports in Eastern Europe.
A new terminal building will be built at Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport to meet the needs of increased passenger numbers.
Georgian airports are becoming busier by passenger traffic as the number of passengers who use Georgia's three main airports is on the rise, latest statistics show.
A new solar energy generation system will begin operating at Tbilisi International Airport today. The system will generate 40 percent of electricity the airport consumes.
Over 20 percent more passengers are using Georgia’s three international airports, latest statistics show.
To meet growing demand for air travel, Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport is getting ready to move into the next phase of expansion.
International air travellers have named Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport as one of the best in Eastern Europe in 2017. The airport, which serves the capital of Georgia, was recognised as being among the top 10 airports in Eastern Europe by the World Airport Awards for the fourth year in a row.
Tbilisi International Airport has been named one of the best airports in Eastern Europe for the sixth time in a row by Skytrax World Airport Awards, the most prestigious accolades for the global airport industry.