Georgian Government to fund flight connections with Russia
Russia announced flight ban to Georgia following the protest rallies in Tbilisi that were sparked by Russian MPs visit to the country. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The Government of Georgia will cover the travel expenses of those passengers who will travel from any Russian airport to Georgia via Yerevan.
A total of 600,000 euros has been issued to finance transit flights, so that each of the passenger will receive up to 90 euros to cover their travel expenses.
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The agreement will be made with the air company that provides connections from Yerevan international airport to Tbilisi or Batumi from Russia, and vice versa.
The selected air company will carry out flights at least twice a week throughout the year to each “priority transit route”.
Peaceful demonstrators who gather on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi since June 20, again demand the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The announcement comes less than a week after Russia flight ban to Georgia entered into force on July 8.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a ban on flights to Georgia as part of Russian state reaction to protest in Tbilisi following a Duma MP's appearance in the Tbilisi parliament on June 20.
Flights between Georgia and Russia have been banned starting today following the recent decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The ban on flights was announced after protesters in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi tried to storm the Georgian parliament on June 20 when a Russian MP addressed a forum of politicians at the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy from the speaker’s chair.
Elizabeth Rood, the United States Charge d’Affairs to Georgia said the measures that the Russian Federation has imposed against Georgia in recent days, such as banning flights or discouraging Russian tourists from visiting the country, are “unwarranted, unnecessary and disproportional”.
Over 12,000 Russian citizens have signed an online petition calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to cancel his recent ban on flights between Russia and Georgia. "Allow flights between Georgia and Russia, as Russian citizens in Georgia are in safety. As for the protest rallies – this is the right of the Georgian citizens”, the text of the petition reads.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered a ban on flights to Georgia as part of Russian state reaction to protest in Tbilisi following a Duma MP's appearance in the Tbilisi parliament.
Head of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) Koba Gvenetadze says that external factors and fewer tourists have made an impact on the exchange rate of the national currency, with one US dollar costing 2.93 GEL as of today.