Flights in Kutaisi Airport up 21% in June
The United Airports of Georgia noted passenger flow had “fully recovered” from the pre-pandemic figures in 2019. Photo: Kutaisi International Airport
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Western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport served 76,052 passengers and received 298 flights in June, marking a 21 percent increase in flights from the pre-pandemic period, the United Airports of Georgia said on Thursday.
The body noted passenger flow had “fully recovered” from the pre-pandemic figures in 2019.
Five airline companies currently operate at the Airport, with flights to 25 destinations in 14 countries.
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air will resume twice-a-week flights to Tallinn from Kutaisi starting next month. It will also carry passengers to Paris once a week.
Georgia hosted 445,894 international travellers in June, posting a 51 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic 2019 figure and an increase of 185.5 percent year-on-year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Wednesday.
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air plans to station its second passenger jet at western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport in August and resume direct flights from the location to France and Estonia, Georgia’s Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili announced on Tuesday.
Georgia has received $258 million from international tourist visits in May 2022, which is 250.4 percent more compared to the same month of last year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Friday.
Passenger flow in western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport recovered in May by 111 percent compared to the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, while the number of flights was restored by 115 percent, the United Airports of Georgia said on Monday.
Georgia’s three international airports served 1,716,718 passengers between January-June, marking a 189 percent increase in comparison to the same period of the pandemic-hit 2020, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has said.
Passenger flow in western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport increased by 11 percent in July compared to the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, with the number of flights also rising by 24 percent, the United Airports of Georgia said on Friday.