Georgian airlines allowed unlimited regular flights to all Turkish cities
Before the agreement Georgian airlines were limited to regular flights to Istanbul, Antalya, Ankara and Trabzon. Photo: Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia
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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.
Givi Davitashvili, the head of the Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia, signed the memorandum during the ongoing International Civil Aviation Negotiations, conducted under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organisation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Georgian agency said.
Before the agreement Georgian airlines were limited to regular flights to Istanbul, Antalya, Ankara and Trabzon, while Turkish companies retained the opportunity to operate regular air traffic to all three international airports in Georgia in both the previous and updated deals.
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