January 2019: passenger traffic up by 25% at Georgian airports
Tbilisi International Airport alone served 252,178 passengers in January 2019. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia’s three international airports served 324,554 passengers in January 2019, which is a 25% increase in comparison to last year, says the United Airports of Georgia.
The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia increased in all three main airports of the country: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi Aleksandre Kartveli International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International Airport.
More specifically:
- Tbilisi International Airport served 252,178 passengers - a 13% increase y/y
- Kutaisi International Airport served 55,895 passengers – 112% increase
- Batumi International Airport served 15,973 passengers – 52% increase
Georgia’s rural airports also saw an increase in passenger numbers last month.
Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia, Svaneti region, served 401 passengers, which was a 18% increase y/y.
Meanwhile, Ambrolauri airport in Georgia’s Racha region, which received passengers for the first time in 2017, served 107 passengers (+365%) last month.
The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia’s three international airports increased by 23% in 2018 compared to 2017, while the number of performed flights increased by 17%.
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Georgia’s three international airports served 4,688,177 passengers in the last 11 months, which is a 23% increase in comparison to last year, says the United Airports of Georgia.
73% of passengers who took regular or charter flights in January-October of 2018 in Georgia’s three international airports were tourists, says United Airports of Georgia.
Georgia’s three international airports served 625,236 passengers in January-February 2019, which is a 25% increase in comparison to last year, says the United Airports of Georgia.
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.
Georgia’s three international airports served 1,450,847 passengers in January-April 2019, which is a 20% increase in comparison to last year, says the United Airports of Georgia. Georgia’s rural airports also saw an increase in passenger numbers last month.
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.