New route from Georgia's Kutaisi airport:
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to link Kutaisi to UAE capital starting October 1
Flights connecting Kutaisi to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will be carried out two times a week. Photo: WizzAir.
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between the Hungarian budget airline and Abu Dhabi state holding company ADQ, will begin operations on October 1, with six new routes including the west Georgia city of Kutaisi.
For the first time in the history of Kutaisi International Airport, it will be possible to get to the Middle East by regular direct flights", reads a press release published by United Airports of Georgia.
Flights connecting Kutaisi to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will be carried out two times a week.
Director of the United Airports of Georgia Tamar Archuadze said that adding the new route from Kutaisi airport proves that WizzAir has long-term plans on the Georgian market.
Wizz Air has been operating in Georgia since 2012. It expanded in 2016, after the establishment of the base at Kutaisi International Airport.
Wizz Air has served over 2.5 million passengers in Georgia.
Georgia is opening its borders for travellers from five countries, announces PM Spokesman Irakli Chikovani after a meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council today. The government of Georgia is also negotiating with international airline companies to resume direct flights in Georgia. So far an agreement has been reached with Lufthansa which will start flights between Munich and Tbilisi starting August.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili met with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto earlier today to discuss cooperation opportunities between Hungarian and Georgian companies, including the development of the water sector.
Wizz Air has released a statement confirming it will remain in Georgia and continue operating once borders reopen, following rumours that the Hungarian low-cost airline was planning to close its base at Kutaisi International Airport.
Georgia is on a draft list of countries that will be allowed to enter the European Union starting July 1 when the bloc's international borders are scheduled to open, reports Euronews.
Georgia and Germany are resuming air travel and regular flights starting August 2, announces the Civil Aviation Agency. German airline Lufthansa will carry out flights two times a week, linking Tbilisi to Munich.
The Georgian air market is expanding with a new local airline company – Air Georgia which plans to start operations on the Georgian aviation market in 2021.
Wizz Air may restore its base in Kutaisi in spring 2021, Economy Minister Natia Turnava said earlier today, noting that aviation companies are assessing the prospect of restoring flights to Georgia in the future, although this will happen gradually.
The number of flights between Georgia’s western city of Kutaisi and the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, will increase from seven to nine this summer, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Tuesday.