Civil Aviation Agency studies 333 locations across Georgia for building new heliports
The Government’s goal is to “support and stimulate” domestic tourism in the country and expand the geographical area of domestic flights. Photo: Vanilla Sky/Facebook
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The Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has evaluated 333 locations across Georgia for building new heliports and contribute to the development of domestic flights, local media outlet IPN reported on Tuesday.
By the order of the Ministry of Economy, the Civil Aviation Agency completed the technical study of inactive and new airfields on the territory of Georgia and developed a report on the possibility of arranging airfields for helicopters”, the Agency told the IPN.
The Agency also said the development of aviation infrastructure was planned “in various directions” in the country.
In particular, the construction of a new runway is planned at the Kutaisi International Airport, which will contribute to the improvement of the potential of the Airport and air cargo transportation of the country. Plans are also in place to renovate the Telavi Airport, set up new terminal infrastructure and extend the existing runway”, the Agency said.
The body added the Government’s goal was to “support and stimulate” domestic tourism in the country and expand the geographical area of domestic flights.
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.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday announced the Government would spend ₾85 million ($32 million) on upgrading the infrastructure at the Kutaisi International Airport in the country’s west.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced his Government had allocated about ₾25 million ($10 mln) for the construction of a “new and modern” airport on the site of an existing airfield in the city of Telavi in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport saw a record-high passenger flow last month, serving 189,166 passengers - a 123 percent increase compared to the same month of the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the United Airports of Georgia said on Wednesday.
About 1.29 million Georgian resident visitors aged 15 and older made 1.6 million trips within the country in the second quarter of 2023, the National Statistics Office of Georgia said on Wednesday.
Georgian and Turkish civil aviation authorities on Wednesday agreed on updated regulations that allow Georgian airlines to conduct unlimited regular flights to any city of Turkey.
The Ministry of Economy on Thursday announced Khmaladze Architects, an architecture office firm based in Tbilisi, had won the competition for designing the new terminal of Telavi Airport, earmarked for Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti.