Wizz Air Suspends Flights from Georgia To Europe

In the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 and the serious steps taken to prevent the virus from further spreading, the Hungarian airline Wizz Air has chosen to suspend all flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Austria, France, Germany and Spain, from March 16 to April 3, 2020.

Additionally, as claimed by Kutaisi International Airport, constraints on international flights were enforced by Poland and the Czech Republic respectively. Poland will cancel all flights inbound and out of Poland from March 15, 2020, until further notice. All flights to the Czech Republic will also be stopped from March 17 to March 31.

"Customers affected by the change, who had booked tickets through the airline's website or mobile application, will receive an email notification. For further consultation, please contact the airline: 0706 777 483

All citizens of Georgia who are in the above-mentioned countries and may have trouble returning home are advised to contact their consular service for inforation on alternative routes home," reads the statement from the Airline.

Wizz Air posted a statement on their Facebook page regarding the cancellations: “Passengers with bookings affected by these cancellations are informed at the earliest possible date and offered a full refund. Rebooking for an alternative route is only possible if there is no airport lockdown or air travel restriction in the given country”.

Likewise, flights will also be barred between Georgia and Turkey from March 20. Free movement between the countries' land border will also be provisionally constrained at the Sarpi customs checkpoint. Though other crossing points such as Vale and Kartsakhi will be accessible.

By B.Alexishvili