Georgian PM, TAV Airports President discuss stimulation of new airlines, routes
The meeting emphasised the growing post-pandemic dynamics of tourism recovery, with the sides noting improvement of existing services was of “particular importance”, the Government Administration said. Photo: Government's press office.
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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.
The meeting emphasised the growing post-pandemic dynamics of tourism recovery, with the sides noting improvement of existing services was of “particular importance”, the Government Administration said.
TAV Airports Vice President Franck Mereyde and General Manager Tea Zakaradze were also involved in the meeting, along with Vice Prime Minister and Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili.
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.
Cooperation prospects and the growing dynamics of tourism recovery in Georgia were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and Serkan Kaptan, the president of TAV Airports, the company managing two of the largest airports in the country.
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.
Tbilisi International Airport successfully passed the Airports Council International - Airport Health Accreditation recertification process and received the certificate for the third time, with Batumi International Airport also receiving the accreditation and the certificate for the second time in a row, TAV Georgia, the company operating two major airports in the country, said on Tuesday.