Georgia Sees Soaring Increase In Flight Operations

With an increasing number of airlines opening new routes to Georgia, tourist numbers are set to soar this summer season. For the first time in nearly 5 years, Georgia will see two new direct air links to the UK. Wizz Air will operate twice-weekly flights from Kutaisi to London Luton Airport from June 18, and Georgian Airways (Air Zena) are set to commence a twice-weekly service from Tbilisi to London Gatwick. Georgian Airways have yet to confirm a specific date from which these flights will commence, the airline themselves stating the end of April of this year and TAV airports Georgia stating the beginning of May.

Gulf Air has confirmed a new route from Tbilisi to Bahrain from June, with thrice-weekly flights. To celebrate the launch, the airline is offering 25% off of fares booked during the month of February.

YanAir of Ukraine are expected to commence direct operations from Odessa to both Tbilisi and Batumi from June. Flights to/from Tbilisi will operate on Wednesdays and Saturday’s, and Batumi on Thursdays and Sundays.

Furthermore, FlyDubai has confirmed a new route from Batumi to Dubai, set to commence from June 22. The flights will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday’s using Boeing 737-800 type aircraft and offer a flight time of just 3hours 30minutes direct to the UAE state.

Tbilisi International Airport is set to open a new arrivals terminal in late September of this year as passenger numbers are set to increase, to ensure the airport can accommodate the increase of traffic. 

Tamzin Whitewood