United Airports of Georgia Director, British company discuss “advanced travel solutions” for Kutaisi Airport
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Friday met with top management of the Sita Advanced Travel Solutions company. Photo: United Airports of Georgia
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Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Friday discussed introduction of services of the Sita Advanced Travel Solutions company at western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport in a meeting with top management of the British company.
The body said the Airport was already using one of the services of the company, with the meeting discussing introduction of its digital devices, including the automatic control mechanism for passenger entry at border checkpoints with appropriate software, to the facility.
The United Airports of Georgia said the top management of the company would also hold meetings with “relevant agencies” in the country over the topics.
The London-based company is an international IT technology provider for the air transport industry.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport served 1,380,548 passengers between January-October, posting a 107 percent year-on-year increase, the United Airports of Georgia said on Friday in its update on “record” figures.
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.
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.
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.