Austrian Wucher Helicopter to carry out flights to Georgia's winter resorts
The flights will serve heli-skiing tours, delivering skiers and snowboarders to snowy, off-track mountain areas.
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The Civil Aviation Agency has granted Wucher Helicopter GmbH the right to carry out flights to Georgian mountainous resorts during the winter season.
The Austrian company will carry out flights to Gudauri, Mestia and Goderdzi from January 15 to April 15 with three AS 350 B3 Ecureuil modern helicopters.
The flights will serve heli-skiing tours, delivering tourist groups of skiers and snowboarders to snowy, off-track mountain areas.
“This will attract tourists to Georgia and ensure a comfortable environment for them while visiting the mountainous resorts of the country,” the Civil Aviation Agency said in a release today.
Austrian firm Wucher Helikopter and German HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH will operate heli-skiing flights in Georgia’s winter resorts.
Georgia has hired a multifunctional helicopter Mi-8 from Belarus, which can be used against fires and in other emergency situations.
Four pilots of border police have received state awards today for saving the lives of two men in the country’s western region of Samegrelo.
A German helicopter company is the latest aviation firm to come to Georgia and offer heli-skiing in the country’s winter resorts.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has signed a contract with French company Airbus Helicopters on purchase of three H145 helicopters designated for firefighting and mountain rescue, in an agreement that involves a trade-in of a rotary wing aircraft purchased by the former Government but left unused over the years.
Romain Lana, the Regional Sales Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Airbus Helicopters, on Friday said the French company was “very proud” the Georgian Government had chosen to obtain its aircraft for public service missions in a newly announced deal.