Flights between Germany and Georgia to resume starting August 2
German airline Lufthansa will carry out flights two times a week, linking Tbilisi to Munich. Photo: Lufthansa.
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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.
Flights from Munich to Tbilisi will be carried out on Thursdays and Sundays, with Tbilisi-Munich flights available on Mondays and Fridays
Georgia has opened its borders for travellers from five countries Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, all of which have also opened borders for Georgia.
In addition, Georgia remains on the European Union's updated list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted.
The Council of the European Union has updated the list of countries to which the travel restrictions should be gradually lifted and the list still includes Georgia. The criteria to determine third countries for which current travel restrictions should be lifted cover in particular the epidemiological situation and containment measures, including social distancing, as well as economic and social considerations.
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The government of Georgia is negotiating with international airlines airBaltic and Air France to resume air travel and regular flights with five EU member states with whom Georgia has unconditionally reopened its borders.
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.
Switzerland opens borders for Georgia starting today, says the Embassy of Switzerland in Georgia.
Tbilisi-Paris flights will resume in August, said Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava earlier today, adding that Georgia is negotiating with airBaltic to resume Tbilisi-Riga flights as well.
Paris, Riga, Munich are exceptions
Regular international flights will not resume in Georgia until August 31, announces the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency, however Paris, Riga and Munich will be exceptions. Air France will carry out two flights a week starting early August from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Tbilisi International Airports and German airline Lufthansa will carry out flights two times a week, linking Tbilisi to Munich.
German airline Lufthansa has carried out the first commercial flight since the coronavirus lockdown today, from Tbilisi to Munich.