Austrian company to conduct technical study for Georgia’s new airport project
Meeting between representatives from Austrian company Airport Competence and Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Austrian company Airport Competence will conduct the first technical study for the possible construction of a new airport on the territory of the former airfield in Vaziani, near Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi, Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili said on Friday.
The Ministry cited Kvrivishvili as noting the importance of technical studies for the Government to make the final decision on where and in what form the country’s “main” airport project would be implemented.
Our goal is for the country to have one of the best airports in the world, which will also be a transit and logistics centre with high-level passenger and cargo terminals, and will respond to airline trends and passenger demands that will be there in the coming decades”, Kvrivishvili said.
She added the technical study would indicate whether the project for a brand-new airport in Vaziani should be prioritised over expanding the existing Tbilisi International Airport on the outskirts of the capital.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Wednesday got acquainted with the renovated infrastructure at Tbilisi International Airport, the Economy Ministry said.
Renovation of Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital, construction of Anaklia deep-sea port on the Black Sea coast and the Khudoni hydropower plant on Enguri River in the north-west of the country were among projects highlighted by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday.
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital will enjoy updated infrastructure including a new terminal, upgraded runway and additional aircraft stations according to a master plan project involving "several hundred million dollars", managing company TAV Georgia said on Wednesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday unveiled his office’s “ambitious plans” to build a “new, modern and international-standard” airport, which he said would respond to the Government's intentions of transforming the country into a regional hub.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday told the country’s Parliament the Government’s ambition was to turn Georgia into an "aviation hub” in the region and serve not only direct flights but also “large flows” of transit passengers.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday said there were “no substantial circumstances” that would prevent the construction of a new international airport on the grounds of the former military airfield in Vaziani to serve the capital city of Tbilisi.