Time in Tbilisi: May 4, 2024 23:28
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.
"First of all, in 2023, we will complete the design of a new 3.5-kilometer runway at the Kutaisi International Airport, as a part of the long-term general plan for the development of the airport. In the future, it will be possible to receive and serve all types of passengers and cargo aircrafts through the new larger runway at the Airport of Kutaisi", Karkashadze said. The masterplan is "the most important and mandatory" document that "all airports must have in the world", he added.
Renovation of tracks and platforms, a new parking lot for 400 cars, and light signalling systems in compliance with international standards are among the planned projects for the Kutaisi Airport, the United Airports of Georgia said.
Irakli Karkashadze, the newly appointed Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Wednesday said the development of Kutaisi International Airport in the country’s west, would be a “main priority” of the body under his leadership.
Irakli Karkashadze, the former Deputy Mayor of the western Georgian city of Kutaisi, has been appointed as the new Director of the United Airports of Georgia, the national body announced on Tuesday.
Passengers departing from Kutaisi International Airport will be offered the first so-called “walk-through” duty-free space, presenting various Georgian and international products, with €1 million investment allocated for the project, Tamar Archuadze, the General Director of the United Airports of Georgia announced on Wednesday.
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air will add new routes from Georgia’s western Kutaisi International Airport to five European cities starting in June, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Tuesday.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Tuesday said the development of the Queen Tamar Airport in the country’s north-western Svaneti region was "one of the main priorities” in the body’s 2023 plans.
The British company Steer is studying the potential of the airline sector of Georgia to offer recommendations for the future development of international and local airports in the country, the Ministry of Economy announced on Tuesday.
Despite heavy and intense snowfall in western Georgia, Kutaisi International Airport continues regular flights, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Wednesday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Thursday met representatives from the Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air in Tbilisi to discuss cooperation, the Ministry of Economy announced.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, met representatives of Air Serbia to discuss prospects of the airline launching operations at Tbilisi International Airport with direct flights connecting the two countries, the airports body said on Thursday.
A delegation from the United Airports of Georgia has held meetings with companies as part of the ongoing Passenger Terminal Expo in Amsterdam in a bid to bring new solutions to the country’s Kutaisi International Airport.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport served 75,733 passengers in February, marking a 63 percent increase compared to the same month of last year, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Wednesday.
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.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport served 91,802 passengers in March, marking a 72 percent increase compared to the same month of last year, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Friday.
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air plans to station its fourth passenger jet at western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport in December and resume direct flights from the location to Copenhagen, United Airports of Georgia Director Irakli Karkashadze announced on Thursday.
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.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport recorded its record-high passenger flow last month, serving 126,864 passengers compared to the same month of the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the United Airports of Georgia said on Thursday.
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.
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 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.
The Georgian Government’s Economic Council, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Wednesday discussed ongoing and planned large infrastructure projects in the country.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Saturday said the UAG would have a 20-year development plan for the Kutaisi International Airport in April 2024, in cooperation with the experts from the International Air Transport Association.