United Airports of Georgia Director lauds professionals on duty in New Year’s Eve message

Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Monday lauded professionals of the sector with the New Year in a message at the Kutaisi International Airport in the west of the country, where the first 2024 flight in Georgia took off in the early hours of Monday.

Karkashadze noted 775 professionals were ensuring safe operations on New Year’s Eve across the country, and highlighted 90 individuals at the western airport, where the flight to the Spanish capital of Madrid departed from.

He also thanked employees of the Kutaisi facility for their “hard work” throughout 2023.

It was a difficult year, full of challenges, but we handled all challenges with honour. At the same time, 2023 was a historic year for the Georgian commercial airline market and especially for [Kutaisi] Airport. With our joint efforts, we received a historic, unprecedented passenger flow”, he said.

The official said he hoped 2024 would be “more interesting and more successful” for employees of the airline sector.