Georgian Deputy Economy Minister discusses cooperation with Wizz Air
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Thursday met representatives from the Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air in Tbilisi to discuss cooperation. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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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.
The state body said the meeting discussed the possibility of a further expansion of Wizz Air operations in the country's western Kutaisi International Airport, where the company has been operating since opening its first South Caucasus base in 2016.
The Minister also welcomed Wizz Air's decision to add five more flights from Kutaisi airport to Madrid, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Poznań starting from June 1. Wizz Air will also station its third jet at the airport.
Currently, the airline has two jets based in Kutaisi and operates flights to 22 destinations.
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.
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.
Passenger traffic for airlines operating in Georgia recovered in 2022 by 85 percent compared to pandemic levels, while the number of flights were restored to 88 percent of pre-Covid figures, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency announced on Monday.
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, 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.