Georgia’s three international airports serviced 1,450,847 passengers in January-April, up by 20% YoY, says the United Airports of Georgia.
The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia increased in all three main airports of the country: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi Aleksandre Kartveli International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International Airport.
More specifically: Tbilisi International Airport serviced 1,136,198 passengers, up by 11%, Kutaisi International Airport – 224,314 passengers, up by 89%, and Batumi International Airport – 88,448 passengers, up by 30%.
Georgia’s rural airports also saw an increase in passenger numbers last month. Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia, Svaneti region, serviced 1,626 passengers in January-April, up by 16%.
Meanwhile, Ambrolauri airport in Racha region, which welcomed passengers for the first time in 2017, serviced 261 passengers (+20%) in the reporting period. (Agenda/Business World Magazine)