Georgia preparing transport sector in wake of COVID-19:
18 airline companies ready to resume flights
Georgia will resume domestic tourism starting June 15 and will receive international tourists starting July 1. Photo: Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports.
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Georgia is getting ready to welcome international travellers from July 1 into a safe environment during the COVID-19 pandemic by creating so-called safe corridors.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has met with the heads of regulatory services of the transport sector to discuss how to prepare each transport sector in order to be able to transport both Georgian citizens and foreign guests comfortably and as safely as possible.
Turnava said that of the 36 airlines operating in Georgian market, 18 have already reached a preliminary agreement with the Ministry of Economy to resume flights.
Of course, this should be preceded by agreements between our states through our diplomatic channels on the principles of creating a safe corridor, but, most importantly, airlines are already ready to resume flights. This means that we will be ready to open the tourist season", Turnava said.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has met with the heads of regulatory services of the transport sector yesterday. Photo: Ministry of Economy.
Turnava said that meeting all medical guidelines is an important precondition for opening the tourist season in Georgia.
The government has set the goal of making Georgia the first country to open its doors to foreign tourists after months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and to welcome international travellers with a new image - 'Georgia - Safe Destination!'.
Georgia will resume domestic tourism starting June 15 and will receive international tourists starting July 1.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said yesterday that the country's Black Sea region of Adjara should become the main driving force for Georgian tourism and the economy. He said that a group will be created together with the head of the Adjara government which will work to recover tourism 'fast and effectively' in Adjara.
Georgia's Black Sea region of Adjara should become the main driving force for Georgian tourism and the economy, said Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at today's meeting with representatives from Adjara's tourism sector.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava held a presentation today on how the government is planning to help the tourism industry reopen and overcome challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Domestic tourism starting June 15, int’l tourism from July 1
Georgia is setting the goal of becoming the first country to open its doors to foreign tourists starting July 1 after months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and to welcome international travellers with a new image - 'Georgia - Safe Destination!'. Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that Georgia will be promoted as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia is striving to become the first country that opens its doors to foreign tourists after months of lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that the tourism sector needs special support to overcome the challenges it faces today and that "we are working on a tourism support programme" that includes anti-crisis measures as well as future incentives.
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will resume 40 per cent of its flights from July 1 on most routes, including Georgia, but at a reduced frequency. Ryanair is resuming flights on two routes in Georgia – Tbilisi-Milan and Tbilisi-Cologne. Tickets are already on sale.
Israel may be the first country from which Georgia will welcome tourists after flight bans are lifted, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a government meeting earlier today, noting the importance of getting the tourism sector back on its feet.
A second outbreak of the new coronavirus may start at the end of autumn and the virus will peak in winter, the Deputy Head of the National Disease Control Centre Paata Imnadze noted in an interview with the Georgian newspaper Kviris Palitra.
Georgia is working to resume flight connections with the Baltic states after tourist bans will be lifted starting July 1. To discuss how to renew flights with the Baltic states in as short a time frame as possible, Georgian Minister Natia Turnava had an online meeting with Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania Jaroslaw Narkiewicz earlier today.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava discussed the Georgian tourism sector at a meeting with Dominik Papenheim, the Thematic Coordinator for Economic Development and Market opportunities at the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, Philipp Steinheim, the representative of the German development agency (GiZ) and Gerhard Schaumberger, the Head of Austrian Development Agency in Georgia earlier today.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava is promoting Georgia as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgian ambassadors abroad are also involved in this process and are spreading the message of 'Georgia as a safe tourism destination' in their respective host countries.
Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, will operate daily flights between Doha and Tbilisi, reports local media outlet interpressnews (IPN).