Georgia’s Int’l airports expected to serve over 6.5mln passengers this year - airports body CEO

Irakli Karkashadze, the CEO of the United Airports of Georgia, on Wednesday said the country’s international airports were expected to serve over 6.5 million passengers this year.

Karkashadze highlighted domestic airports having already served a “record” number of over four million passengers between January and July, marking a 28 percent increase year-on-year.

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The Georgian airline industry continues to set a new record every month [...] it is important that we have diversified the markets and tourists are coming from new destinations [...] this trend will continue in the future. In September, we will have big news regarding airlines and new destinations", he said.

Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital served a total of 519,275 passengers, marking a 29 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous year, while Batumi Airport in the Black Sea city served 48 percent more passengers compared to the data of 2023, statistics show.

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The western Kutaisi International Airport also witnessed a “historic peak” of passenger traffic over seven months of 2024, serving about one million passengers. Karkashadze said the airport received 921,030 passengers and accommodated 2,803 flights in the reporting period.