Kutaisi Airport resumes operations after heavy rains cause suspension
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport on Tuesday announced it was resuming operations after heavy rains caused a suspension late on Monday. Photo: Kutaisi Airport
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Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport on Tuesday announced it was resuming operations after heavy rains caused a suspension late on Monday.
The Airport said in a social media post flights to Dortmund, Barcelona and Thessaloniki had taken place since the resumption.
Scheduled reception of flights started at 4:00 this morning. Abundant precipitation is expected in the next few days as well. Accordingly, we remain in an emergency mode", said Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia.
All flights had been redirected to Tbilisi International Airport in the capital city while operations were suspended at the Kutaisi facility.
The Kazakh budget airline FlyArystan has started regular flights from Almaty to western Georgia’s Kutaisi Airport, the United Airports of Georgia said on Monday.
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.
The number of flights between Georgia’s western city of Kutaisi and the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, will increase from seven to nine this summer, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Tuesday.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport recorded its record-high passenger flow last month, serving 122,410 passengers in an 81 percent increase compared to the same month of the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the United Airports of Georgia said on Wednesday.
Tbilisi City Hall said heavy rainfall and strong wind late on Tuesday affected Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, causing damage to electricity cables and flooding streets and underpasses.
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city on Friday resumed flights after heavy fog and adverse weather conditions caused a suspension in operations on Thursday.