Tbilisi Airport to enjoy upgraded infrastructure, says managing company
TAV Georgia General Manager Tea Zakradze said the current departure terminal of the airport, opened in 2007, was “already quite old” and unable to serve the 4.3 million passengers the company expected to use its services next year. Photo: TAV Georgia
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TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports in the country, on Monday announced "large-scale" infrastructural works planned for the former facility in the Georgian capital.
The company said reconstruction works worth $816,396 involved partial filling of the openings near escalators in the departure terminal to create an additional 220 square metres of space, increasing the capacity of the airport and reducing queues.
It also said the upgrade would lead to the number of passport control booths, airport security checks as well as business lounge areas being expanded, and added the works were scheduled to be completed in February.
TAV Georgia General Manager Tea Zakradze said the current departure terminal of the airport, opened in 2007, was “already quite old” and unable to serve the 4.3 million passengers the company expected to use its services next year.
She said the initiative on opening up additional space at the facility was looking to improve the terminal and create a “comfortable environment” for passengers.
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.
Georgia hosted 5,566,980 international travellers between January and September, marking a 76.9 percent recovery to the pre-pandemic figures of 2019 and a 43 percent increase in figures compared to last year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Monday.
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.
Georgian airports served more than 1.4 million passengers in the second quarter of 2023, which is an increase by 41.1 percent compared to the same period of last year, data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows.
Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia’s capital has launched the latest version of the global passenger registration system - the CUPPS - to enable airlines to use the same equipment and space at check-in counters and gates.
The current situation in Georgia’s tourism and civil aviation sectors was discussed on Friday by Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili and the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia.
Self-check-in kiosks have been installed at Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city to allow passengers to choose their seats, check in and print their boarding passes hours before departure, TAV Georgia, the company managing two of the largest airports in the country, said on Monday.
The United Airports of Georgia on Wednesday launched the competition for concept design and planning of a new terminal for the airport of the city of Telavi in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Thursday congratulated employees of the Georgian airline industry on the “historic” 100th anniversary of establishment, coincided with International Civil Aviation Day celebrations.
Austrian Airlines, the flag carrier airline of the country, will launch direct regular flights linking Vienna and Tbilisi from May, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Thursday.
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.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Tuesday said 2023 had been a “particularly successful” year for the domestic tourism and aviation industry, with figures recording more than six million passengers received at the three international airports of the country.
The Dutch budget airline Transavia will launch direct regular flights linking Amsterdam and Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi from April, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Monday.
The departure terminal of Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city has been expanded, TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports, said on Friday.