January-November 2019: passenger flow in Georgian airports up 4 per cent
GCAA says that in 2019 the growth of passenger flows in Georgian airports is expected to be about two or three per cent compared to last year. Photo: United Airports of Georgia.
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In the first 11 months of 2019, Georgian airports served 4,869,190 passengers in total, which is a four per cent increase compared to the same period of 2018, announced the United Airports of Georgia.
Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) said that the forecasted growth of the passenger flow was about 16 per cent for this period, but following the ban of flights between Georgia and Russia by Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 8, 2019 the indicator decreased to four per cent.
Putin implemented the ban on flights 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.
In January-November 2019, passenger flow decreased by two per cent to Tbilisi International Airport, while an increase of the flow was recorded in both Batumi International Airport (three per cent) and Kutaisi International Airport (41 per cent).
In the first 11 months of 2019 Georgian airports served:
- Tbilisi International Airport – 3,470,438 passengers
- Batumi International Airport – 597,939 passengers
- Kutaisi International Airport – 791,356 passengers
Meanwhile, passenger flow increased in the local airports of Georgia.
The number of passengers increased by 19 per cent in Mestia Airport compared to last year. It also increased by 20 per cent in Ambrolauri Airport year-on-year.
Georgian local airports served:
- Mestia Airport – 7,658 passengers
- Ambrolauri Airport – 1,799 passengers
GCAA says that in 2019 the growth of passenger flows in Georgian airports is expected to be about two or three per cent compared to last year.
Last year, Georgian airports served 5,033,323 passengers in total.
Tbilisi International Airport will see improvements to its infrastructure and service following an inspection by the Georgian Minister of Economy and setting of deadlines for the work.
Passenger traffic increased by 5.4% in the first three quarters of 2019 compared to the same period of last year, Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) reports.
Russian airline Pobeda has asked the Ministry of Transport of Russia to clarify deadlines on when they will receive compensation for the financial loss the company has experienced due to the Russian-initiated suspension of direct flights to Georgia in July, Ekho Kavkaza reports.
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.
Georgian airports served 5,200,419 passengers in 2019 in total, which is a three per cent increase compared to last year, United Airports of Georgia reports.
Georgian airports served 314,079 passengers in January 2020 in total, which is a three per cent decrease compared to the same period of last year, United Airports of Georgia reports.
Georgia’s three international airports served 597,506 passengers in January-February 2020, which is a four per cent decrease in comparison to the same period of 2019, says the United Airports of Georgia.