Georgia’s three international airports serviced 1,912,352 passengers in January-May, up by 19% 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 1,485,079 passengers, up by 12%, Kutaisi International Airport – 288,626 passengers, up by 69%, and Batumi International Airport – 135,939 passengers, up by 24%.
Georgia’s domestic airports also saw an increase in passenger numbers in the first five months of 2019.
Queen Tamar Airport in Mestia, Svaneti region, serviced 2,340 passengers, up by 28%.
Meanwhile, Ambrolauri airport in Georgia’s Racha region, which welcomed passengers for the first time in 2017, serviced 368 passengers (+19%) in the reporting period. (Agenda/Business World Magazine)