United Airports of Georgia Director aiming to make Kutaisi Airport “leader in region”
In his comments, he also said the Airport - which serves the western hub city - had “great potential and future”, and explained plans to transform it into a “regional leader”. Photo: United Airports of Georgia
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Irakli Karkashadze, the newly appointed Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Wednesday said the development of Kutaisi International Airport in the country’s west, would be a “main priority” of the body under his leadership.
Karkashadze met Airport employees, as well as representatives of the contractor company and partner organisations operating at the airport, and introduced his future plans for the development of the facility.
In his comments, he also said the Airport - which serves the western hub city - had “great potential and future”, and explained plans to transform it into a “regional leader”.
Karkashadze also named strengthening of the UAG regulatory body, which he said was moving into a “new stage of development”, and turning Georgian airline industry into a “commercially profitable business” among priorities.
The Director also said the airline sector should become “one of the leading branches” of the country's economic strengthening and development.
Irakli Karkashadze, the former Deputy Mayor of the western Georgian city of Kutaisi, has been appointed as the new Director of the United Airports of Georgia, the national body announced on Tuesday.
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Irakli Karkashadze, the newly appointed Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Wednesday announced that "large-scale" infrastructural works worth ₾47 million ($17.87mln) were planned for the western Kutaisi International Airport, the state body announced.
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Thursday met representatives from the Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air in Tbilisi to discuss cooperation, the Ministry of Economy announced.
The United Airports of Georgia will discuss cooperation with dozens of international airlines within the CONNECT Route Development Forum in the Moroccan city of Tangier between Wednesday and Friday, the airports body said on Tuesday.
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Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air plans to station its fourth passenger jet at western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport in December and resume direct flights from the location to Copenhagen, United Airports of Georgia Director Irakli Karkashadze announced on Thursday.
The Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has stationed its third passenger jet at western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport on Friday and resumed direct flights from the location to five European cities, the United Airports of Georgia has said.
Future cooperation and the current situation in the Georgian airline market were discussed in a meeting between Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Robert Carey, the President of the Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air, the Economy Ministry said on Friday.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Saturday said the UAG would have a 20-year development plan for the Kutaisi International Airport in April 2024, in cooperation with the experts from the International Air Transport Association.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport served a record-high passenger flow last year, hosting 1,671,016 passengers in a 103 percent increase compared to 2022.