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Cargo flights to be launched between US, Georgia, Azerbaijan today

Cargo flights will be carried out following the so-called 'Fifth Freedom of the Air', according to which Silk Way West Airlines will transport some of the cargo from the US first to Tbilisi and then to Baku. Photo: Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.

Agenda.ge, 10 Aug 2021 - 12:34, Tbilisi,Georgia

Silk Way West Airlines, an Azerbaijani cargo airline, will launch cargo flights from the US city of Chicago to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and Azerbaijani capital of Baku today, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava.

She said that this is a positive fact for the Georgian economy.

First, it is important that cargo flights from the US will be carried out in Georgia. Second, freight and cargo transportation is on the rise and in 2020-2021 we have very good dynamics", Turnava said.

Cargo flights will be carried out following the so-called 'Fifth Freedom of the Air', according to which Silk Way West Airlines will transport some of the cargo from the US first to Tbilisi and then to Baku.

Accordingly, the landing of the air carrier in Tbilisi will have commercial purposes", announces the Ministry of Economy of Georgia.

Georgian Civil Aviation Agency granted a permit to the Azerbaijani cargo airline to operate on the Chicago-Tbilisi-Baku route on August 6.

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