Passenger traffic up 4% in January-October at Georgian airports
In October 2019 Tbilisi International Airport served 284,442 passengers which is a 15 per cent decrease compared to last year. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian airports served 4,555,673 passengers in January-October 2019, which is 4 per cent more compared to the same period of last year, United Airports of Georgia announces.
In October 2019 Georgian airports served:
- Tbilisi International Airport - 284,442 passengers (15 per cent decrease)
- Kutaisi International Airport - 89,232 passengers (44 per cent increase)
- Batumi International Airport - 47,536 passengers (13 per cent increase)
- Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia, Svaneti region – 852 passengers (5 per cent increase)
- Ambrolauri Airport in Georgia’s Racha region – 222 passengers (40 per cent increase)
In January-October 2019 Georgian airports served:
- Tbilisi International Airport - 3,255,965 passengers (1 per cent decrease)
- Kutaisi International Airport - 719,324 passengers (40 per cent increase)
- Batumi International Airport - 571,629 passengers (3 per cent increase)
- Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia, Svaneti region - 7,086 passengers (15 per cent increase)
- Ambrolauri Airport in Georgia’s Racha region – 1,669 passengers (17 per cent increase)
In January – October 2019, Georgia’s rural airports (Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia and Ambrolauri Airport) has served 8,755 passengers in total which is a 16 per cent increase compared to the same period of last year.
Georgia’s three international airports served 1,014,732 passengers in January-March 2019, which is a 21% increase in comparison to last year, says the United Airports of Georgia.
In January-September 2019, the top three airline companies by the number of passengers operating in Georgia are Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines and Georgian Airways, announces the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA).
Georgian airports served 583,104 passengers in August 2019, which is 11 per cent less compared to the same period of last year, United Airports of Georgia announces.
Georgia’s five airports – three international (Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi) and two local (Mestia and Ambrolauri) – served 571,848 passengers in July 2019, which is a 7.3 per cent decrease in comparison to last year, says United Airports of Georgia.
The total number of arrivals by international non-resident travellers coming to Georgia in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019 increased by 4.6 per cent compared to last year and reached 3.4 million, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).