Passenger flow in Georgian airports up 3 per cent
In 2019, while Kutaisi and Batumi airports experienced an increase in passenger flow, Tbilisi actually experienced a decrease. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian airports served 5,200,419 passengers in 2019 in total, which is a three per cent increase compared to last year, United Airports of Georgia reports.
While Kutaisi and Batumi airports experienced an increase in passenger flow, Tbilisi actually experienced a decrease.
In 2019, Georgian international airports served:
- Tbilisi International Airport – 3,692,202 passengers (-3 per cent)
- Kutaisi International Airport - 873,907 passengers (42 per cent)
- Batumi International Airport – 624,178 passengers (4 per cent)
The trend continued in December as well:
- Tbilisi International Airport - 221,760 passengers (-15 per cent)
- Kutaisi International Airport – 82,551 passengers (45 per cent)
- Batumi International Airport - 26,239 passengers (42 per cent)
As for local airports of Georgia, in 2019 Mestia and Ambrolauri airports served 10,132 passengers in total which is 23 per cent more compared to last year.
In 2019 local airports served:
- Mestia Airport – 8,291 passengers (23 per cent)
- Ambrolauri Airport - 1,866 (23 per cent)
In December 2019, Mestia airport served 595 passengers which is a 97 per cent increase. As for Ambrolauri Airport, it served 67 passengers in December which is 179 per cent more compared to last year.
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%.
In the first 11 months of 2019, Georgian airports served 4,869,190 passengers in total, which is a four per cent increase compared to the same period of 2018, announced the United Airports of Georgia.
Tbilisi International Airport will see improvements to its infrastructure and service following an inspection by the Georgian Minister of Economy and setting of deadlines for the work.
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.
Georgian airports served 314,079 passengers in January 2020 in total, which is a three per cent decrease compared to the same period of last year, United Airports of Georgia reports.
Kutaisi International Airport served 10 per cent of international visitors who entered Georgia by plane in 2019.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia met with Augustin de Romanet, the Chief Executive Officer of Aéroports de Paris (Paris Airports), Paris international airport operator earlier today to deepen ties.
United Airports of Georgia signed a memorandum with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier today to deepen relations in marketing and communications and attract investors.
Georgia’s three international airports served 597,506 passengers in January-February 2020, which is a four per cent decrease in comparison to the same period of 2019, says the United Airports of Georgia.
Georgia’s three international airports served 710,143 passengers in January-March 2020, which is a 30 per cent decrease in comparison to the same period of 2019, says the United Airports of Georgia.