Passenger flow in Georgian airports up 3 per cent

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.