Passenger traffic in western Kutaisi Airport up 11% on pre-pandemic figure
Currently, four airlines operate in 28 directions in 17 countries at Kutaisi International Airport, the United Airports of Georgia noted. Photo: United Airports of Georgia
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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.
In the reported period, the airport served 93,919 passengers, while in 2019 the figure stood at 84,728. A total of 330 flights were served by the airport in July this year, compared to 267 flights in the same period of 2019.
Tamar Archuadze, Director of the United Airports of Georgia, called the last month “historically busiest” for the airport, pointing out “even more positive expectations.”
Currently, four airlines operate in 28 directions in 17 countries at Kutaisi International Airport, the United Airports of Georgia noted.
Additionally, the company yesterday announced Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air had resumed direct flights from the Kutaisi International Airport to the French capital Paris and Estonia's capital city Tallinn after returning the second aircraft based at the airport. It also increased the flight frequencies on 10 existing directions.
Medea Janiashvili, the Acting Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, on Thursday responded to a study by Transparency International Georgia, which had noted “significant acceleration” in the rate of visitors to Georgia from Russia in 2022, by saying the number of Russian citizens among visitors had dropped by 52 percent compared to the same period in 2019.
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has resumed direct flights from the Kutaisi International Airport in western Georgia to the French capital Paris on Thursday, the United Airports of Georgia announced.
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.
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.