Wizz Air to restore flights from Kutaisi to Riga starting October
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Wizz Air will restore direct flights from Kutaisi to Riga starting October 1, said Georgia Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia earlier today.
Flights will be carried out once a week.
We should act carefully in speeding up the economy...we will continue opening Georgia’s skies carefully and gradually, based on the epidemiological situatuon and economic interests," said Gakharia.
Georgia has opened its borders for travellers from Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.
All five countries have also opened borders for Georgia.
In addition, Georgia is on a list of countries to enter the European Union as of July 1.
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will restore flights to Kutaisi Airport this month to several green-list destinations, while Irish low-cost airline Ryan Air will restore flights starting late October or early November, said Economy Minister Natia Turnava to Euronews Georgia, noting that the negotiations to both airline companies are underway.
Students who study in European countries and are currently in Georgia will be able to depart to Budapest by special charter flight on September 8.
Georgian National Tourism Administration hopes Georgia will soon be able to increase the frequency of international flights, northwithstanding circumstances of the pandemic, head of the agency Mariam Kvrivishvili said earlier today.
Regular international flights will not resume in Georgia until October 1, announces the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency, however Paris, Riga and Munich will be exceptions. Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that restoring more international flights after the first arrivals since the lockdown earlier this month will depend on the situation concerning the pandemic in Georgia.
Georgians travelling to Lithuania will be obliged to go into 14-days self-isolation and also present a negative PCR test for coronavirus conducted within the last 72 hours.
Georgians travelling to Estonia will be obliged to go into 14-days self-isolation or conduct a test for the coronavirus at the Tallinn Airport, or at the Port of Tallinn.
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has restored directs flights between the Georgian town of Kutaisi and the Latvian capital of Riga. As of now flights between Kutaisi and Riga will be carried out once a week.
Hungarian lowcoster Wizz Air is planning to restart flights in Georgia starting March 2021 and to add new destinations as well.