Tbilisi Int’l Airport resumes flights after heavy fog, bad weather cause suspension
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city on Friday resumed flights after heavy fog and adverse weather conditions caused a suspension in operations on Thursday. Photo: Geostat
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Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city on Friday resumed flights after heavy fog and adverse weather conditions caused a suspension in operations on Thursday.
Domestic media outlets said the disruptions had led to flights to Istanbul, Munich, Riga, Dubai and Baku being canceled earlier, with the airport also unable to receive flights from Istanbul.
The resumption was also reported by the domestic media, with airlines expected to perform flights according to schedule.
Austrian Airlines, the flag carrier airline of the country, will launch direct regular flights linking Vienna and Tbilisi from May, the United Airports of Georgia announced on Thursday.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Thursday congratulated employees of the Georgian airline industry on the “historic” 100th anniversary of establishment, coincided with International Civil Aviation Day celebrations.
TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports in the country, on Monday announced "large-scale" infrastructural works planned for the former facility in the Georgian capital.
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport on Tuesday announced it was resuming operations after heavy rains caused a suspension late on Monday.
Austrian Airlines, the flagship carrier of the country, will launch direct flights linking Vienna and Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi from May, the Austrian Embassy to Georgia said on Friday.