New arrival terminal opens at Tbilisi International Airport

To meet growing demand for air travel, Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport has opened its new arrival terminal.

Spread over 12,000 m2, the new arrival terminal has the capacity to receive up to 4 million passengers per year.

At today’s opening ceremony, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirilashvili said he believes the country will soon host its 7,000,000th tourist.

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Georgian Prime Minister addressed the audience while opening the new arrival terminal at Tbilisi International Airport. Photo by PM's press office

Development of aviation has always been and remains as one of our main priorities, because exactly development of air market, airports and navigation infrastructure, as well as increase of the tourist inflow and new flight destinations are the precondition for tourism development in the country”, PM Kvirikashvili said.

This all, Prime Minsiter added, is directly connected with Georgia’s economic development and improvement of the lives of its citizens.

The new terminal will be able to serve more than three million passengers annually. Artist impression by TAV Georgia

Currently, up to 42 air companies are carrying out flights to 45 destinations from Tbilisi International Airport.

Construction of new arrival terminal started last January and about 500 people have been employed during the works.

TAV Georgia, the daughter company of Turkey-based TAV Airports Holding which has operated Tbilisi International Airport since 2005, was responsible for all the construction works at Tbilisi International Airport.