“None of” sanctioned aircraft, airlines will be served in Georgian airports - United Airports of Georgia Director
Karkashadze also stressed that “one of the reasons” of not receiving sanctioned aircraft in Georgian airports was security, as an aircraft manufacturing company was not allowed to conduct maintenance services of airplanes due to the sanctions imposed. Photo via United Airports of Georgia
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Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Saturday said “none of" Russia's airlines or aircraft, sanctioned for its invasion of Ukraine, would be served at Georgian airports after the resumption of direct flights between the countries this week.
He explained the companies, authorised with a permit issued by the Civil Aviation Agency, were not on the list of entities sanctioned by the United States or the European Union, stressing “the assumption that a sanctioned plane may fly in [the country] does not mean that the airports will serve them”.
The Civil Aviation Agency is guided by international principles and standards, on the basis of which it issues permits, consequently, if the Agency has granted a permit, I am sure that all existing international standards are met”, Karkashadze emphasised.
Karkashadze also stressed that “one of the reasons” of not receiving sanctioned aircraft in Georgian airports was security, as an aircraft manufacturing company was not allowed to conduct maintenance services of airplanes due to the sanctions imposed, the Public Broadcaster said.
The Russian Government last week said it was removing the ban it had placed in 2019 on direct flights with Georgia following anti-Kremlin protests in Tbilisi in 2019, on the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing occupation of Georgian territories.
Georgian Police have arrested six individuals protesting the landing of the first jet of a Russian airline at Tbilisi International Airport on Friday since the Kremlin’s move last week to resume direct flights and lift visa restrictions with Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday pledged “not a single" airline or aircraft sanctioned for Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be allowed to operate in Georgia following the resumption of direct flights between the countries this week.
The Georgian Civil Aviation Agency on Monday issued a permit for the Russian airline Azimuth to operate daily flights between Russia and Georgia starting on Friday, following last week’s controversial lifting of air connections between the countries by the Kremlin.
The Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia on Monday said flights between Georgia and Russia would only be carried out by airlines and aircraft not under the international sanctions placed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, following the Kremlin’s approval of a lifting of a ban on direct air connections with Georgia last week.
Georgian Police arrested 16 individuals for administrative offences during a protest outside Kvareli Lake Resort in Georgia's east, the local media outlet Interpressnews said on Saturday.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Saturday said the wedding of Russian citizens would not take place in Georgia, noting the family had already left the country.
The Revenue Service of Georgia on Monday rejected a claim by a member of the United National Movement opposition party who said rail freight from a company sanctioned for Russia's invasion of Ukraine had entered the Georgian territory from Azerbaijan last week.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday said the restoration of direct flights between Russia and Georgia could “not be viewed in the same context” as situations facing other countries in their considerations with the Kremlin.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday claimed ambassadors of European Union countries had “practically demanded” from the Georgian Government to impose sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in their meeting with Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday.
Players and staff of Kazakhstan’s Aktobe football club, scheduled to play Georgia’s Torpedo Kutaisi in the UEFA Europa Conference League later today, arrived in the country early in the morning after a delay following a ban on their original flight with the Russian UVT Aero airline by Georgia’s Civil Aviation Agency due to the international sanctions on it for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Georgian Civil Aviation Agency on Thursday said the media claims alleging that the Russian-based Rossiya Airlines would start operating in Georgia were “unverified” and noted that the airline’s application to operate in the country had been rejected twice by the Agency.