Coronavirus Leads Ryanair to Reduce Flights from Italy to Georgia

Irish budget airline Ryanair will reduce flights from Italy to Georgia due to the new coronavirus outbreak, the airline said on its official website.

“Ryanair has been forced to cancel up to 25% of all Italian short-haul flights for a three week period from the 17th March to 8th April, in response to the Covid19 virus.

"All impacted customers have been notified by email and SMS and given the option to request a refund, rebook or re-route their journey,” the airline said in a statement.

Ryanair said Milan-Tbilisi flights would be performed until March 7, while the number of flights will be reduced to two from March 8 to April 7.

Bologna-Kutaisi flights were carried out until March 7, and suspended from March 8 to April 7.

Some restrictions are being imposed on flights from Italy to Joran, Israel, Czech Republic, and Montenegro.

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has also reduced the number of flights from Kutaisi Airport to several Italian cities due to the coronavirus risk. The company representatives claim that the reason for the restriction is a decline in demand for flights to Italy.

By Ana Dumbadze