United Airports of Georgia to have 20-year development plan for Kutaisi International Airport in April
IATA representatives will prepare short-term, medium-term and long-term plans for the development of the airport. Photo via UAG
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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.
Karkashadze noted the IATA experts, who had inspected the terminal and got acquainted with the existing potential of the airport during their visit, would also familiarise themselves with the related procedures and documentation for the development plan.
We gave the IATA representatives a detailed look at the existing infrastructure of the Kutaisi airport and provided all information about passenger services. The work process will last around 6 months, and in April we will have a 20-year Kutaisi Airport Development Plan”, the UAG Director added.
IATA representatives will prepare short-term, medium-term and long-term plans for the development of the airport.
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.
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.
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Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air on Saturday launched direct flights between Georgia’s western city of Kutaisi and Danish capital Copenhagen, the United Airports of Georgia announced.
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Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport served a record-high passenger flow last year, hosting 1,671,016 passengers in a 103 percent increase compared to 2022.