Georgian air traffic is increasing spurred on by the upgrading of the country's aviation infrastructure and growing tourism opportunities.
In the first four months of 2017, air traffic in Georgia increased by 15 percent, announced Sakaeronavigatsia, the air navigation service provider in Georgia.
During this time Sakaeronavigatsia served a total of 41,914 aircrafts.
This year Georgian airports served 9,618 instrumental flights - a 35 percent increase year-on-year (y/y).
The number of transit flights also increased between January-April 2017. More specifically, 31,426 transit flights were launched at Georgian airports this year which was seven percent more than the same period of last year.
The flight distance in Georgian airspace covered 12,989,259 km, said Sakaeronavigatsia.
Foreign companies are becoming more interested in Georgian airspace. This is due to the latest technologies, optimally planned routes and the European level of service which we provide to airline companies,” said general director of Sakaeronavigatsia Gocha Mezvrishvili.
Sakaeronavigatsia serves transit aircrafts on the 19 routes of Georgian airspace.
During the last four years six new airline routes were added to Georgian airspace which made the country’s transit potential more attractive amongst airline companies.