Deputy Economy Minister inspects ongoing planned works at Tbilisi International Airport
Kvrivishvili and Zakaradze discussed the preparations for the summer season and highlighted the importance of completing the planned infrastructural works “in a short time” to avoid “any delays” during the season. Photo via Economy Ministry
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Wednesday got acquainted with the renovated infrastructure at Tbilisi International Airport, the Economy Ministry said.
Kvrivishvili, along with the Director of the United Airports of Georgia Irakli Karkashadze, inspected the new equipment of the airdrome and aircraft ground handling and the equipment of the fire-rescue service, as well as the reconstruction works of the internal planning of the departure and arrival terminals of the airport.
Photo via Economy Ministry
Tea Zakaradze, the General Manager of TAV Georgia [the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports in the country], briefed the Deputy Minister on the planned works to be carried out in the airport this year to increase the capacity of the passenger flow, to reduce the queues at the border crossing point, and create more comfort for passengers. The works include the renovation of the carpets of the passenger bridges, as well as the setting up of a new duty-free space.
Kvrivishvili and Zakaradze discussed the preparations for the summer season and highlighted the importance of completing the planned infrastructural works “in a short time” to avoid “any delays” during the season, the TAV Georgia said, adding in 2023 the company would spend more than ₾24 million (about $9mln) on internal infrastructural works and equipment renewal.
Renovation of Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital, construction of Anaklia deep-sea port on the Black Sea coast and the Khudoni hydropower plant on Enguri River in the north-west of the country were among projects highlighted by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday.
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital will enjoy updated infrastructure including a new terminal, upgraded runway and additional aircraft stations according to a master plan project involving "several hundred million dollars", managing company TAV Georgia said on Wednesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Edward Arkwright, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the French airport operator Groupe ADP, on Tuesday discussed prospects of cooperation following the company’s acquiring of ownership in TAV Airports, a holding operating two of Georgia’s major airports.
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.
Accor, a French multinational hospitality company, signed a cooperation agreement with Fujin Silk Properties, a company based in Georgia, to open a new 72-room hotel, under the world-famous ibis brand, in “one of the most important hubs” of Georgia - Tbilisi International Airport in 2024, Alexis Delaroff, the Chief Operating Officer of Accor New East Europe announced on Monday.
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital and Batumi International Airport in the country’s Black Sea Adjara region were selected among the best 10 airline facilities in Eastern Europe in the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Amsterdam on Wednesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday unveiled his office’s “ambitious plans” to build a “new, modern and international-standard” airport, which he said would respond to the Government's intentions of transforming the country into a regional hub.
Austrian company Airport Competence will conduct the first technical study for the possible construction of a new airport on the territory of the former airfield in Vaziani, near Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi, Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili said on Friday.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday said there were “no substantial circumstances” that would prevent the construction of a new international airport on the grounds of the former military airfield in Vaziani to serve the capital city of Tbilisi.