Tbilisi Airport to have 20-year development plan - Deputy Economy Minister
The long-term general plan of the airport will be handed over to the state in January 2023, Zakaradze was cited as saying by the Ministry. Photo: Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports
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Tbilisi International Airport will have a 20-year general plan for development that will include “important components” such as development of the infrastructure, increase in passenger and cargo flow, Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili was cited as saying by the Ministry on Friday.
During her meeting with Tea Zakaradze, the General Director of Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports, and a delegation of ADP Ingénierie, an international firm designing and developing airports, Kvrivishvili said it was crucial for each airport in Georgia to have a long-term development plan.
The meeting also noted the introduction of ADPI representatives to the infrastructure of Tbilisi International Airport, with the state body saying it would complete the work on the development plan of the country's main airport by the end of this year.
The long-term general plan of the airport will be handed over to the state in January 2023, Zakaradze was cited as saying by the Ministry.
Two of the major Georgian airports in capital Tbilisi and Black Sea city of Batumi have been named among the top 10 airports in the Eastern Europe, the company operating them announced on Monday.
An American business consulting firm is studying the possibility of establishing a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul centre in Georgia over the next three to five years, Georgia's export promotion agency Enterprise Georgia announced on Friday.
Tbilisi International Airport will be able to receive larger aircraft following an upgrade that has seen the construction of an additional lane and a taxiing pitch, the country's Economy Ministry announced on Thursday.
Tbilisi International Airport has been named one of the best airports in Eastern Europe for the eighth time in a row by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021. Ten airports were named the best airports in Eastern Europe in 2021, in which Tbilisi International Airport took sixth place.
ADP Ingénierie, an international consulting and engineering firm, has been commissioned to prepare long-term master plans for Tbilisi and Batumi international airports in Georgia’s capital and Black Sea city respectively.