Increasing direct flights to EU gov’t priority - deputy economy minister
Georgian deputy economy minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Monday said that the government was negotiating with European airlines on direct flights. Photo: economy ministry press office
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Georgian deputy economy minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Monday said increasing the number of direct flights to European Union member states was among the priorities of the country’s government, in comments on the recent launch of Air Moldova regular flights between Tbilisi and Chișinău.
Our priority is to increase the number of direct flights and destinations with EU member countries, and we are working intensively with European airlines to reach the goal”, Kvrivishvili said.
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We hope that along with the increase in the number of flights from Europe and other priority destinations, the number of tourists will also increase, which will contribute to the development of both the tourism sector and civil aviation”, Kvrivishvili said.
The economy ministry said regular flights between Chișinău and Tbilisi would be operated between October 16-27 twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, while between October 30-March 23, 2023 the flights would take place four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Over the past nine months, airports of Georgia have served a total of 3,299,808 passengers, a 92 percent increase over the same period of the last year and an 80 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic figures.
Air Moldova airline is set to launch direct flights between Tbilisi and Chișinău next month, TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports in the country, said on Tuesday.
Passenger flow at Tbilisi International Airport recovered by 92 percent compared to the pre-pandemic 2019 figure in August, TAV Georgia, the company operating two major airports in the country, said on Monday.
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.
Georgia’s western Kutaisi International Airport served 59,033 passengers in April, marking an 87 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic figure from 2019, United Airports of Georgia announced on Friday.
Fly Arna, Armenian-based low-cost airline, has made its inaugural flight to Georgia on Sunday at Tbilisi International Airport, TAV Georgia, the company operating two airports in Georgia, has announced.
Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili and European Union ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski on Friday welcomed the dynamics of the development of economic relations between the country and the bloc, making a particular mention of the implementation of the 2014-signed association agreement, the ministry of economy said.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and Serkan Kaptan, President of TAV Airports, the company managing two of the largest airports in the country, on Wednesday discussed ongoing cooperation and prospects for stimulating new airlines and routes on the domestic airline market.