Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will resume 40% of its flights from July 1 on most routes, including Georgia, but at a reduced frequency. Ryanair is resuming flights on two routes in Georgia – Tbilisi-Milan and Tbilisi-Cologne. Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that of the 36 airlines operating in Georgian market, 18 had already reached a…
Tbilisi International Airport has been named on “Skytrax World Airport Awards 2020” as one of the top ten airports in Eastern Europe for the seventh year in a row. In the survey, ten airports were named as the best airports in the Eastern Europe in 2020, including international airports in Budapest, Bucharest, Tallinn, Kyiv (Boryspil),…
Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, is expected to return to the Georgian air market in July. The airline has developed a schedule for the resumption of the flights scheduled for June-August and suspended due to COVID-19. Within the current schedule, Qatar Airways will resume operating flights to Georgia from July 1 and…
The companies operating in Georgia’s construction sector were allowed to resume work from May 5, said Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Gakharia called on the companies to follow the recommendations. “Daily inspections will be carried out. I would like to urge the companies to act responsibly and follow the recommendations introduced by the Ministry of Health,”…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will provide a EUR 75-million sovereign loan to modernize Tbilisi’s metro network in Georgian capital city. The EBRD will allocate EUR 65 million, while the GCF will provide EUR 10 million, which will be spent on the acquisition of 40 modern…
Georgia intends to begin indexing pensions to inflation and economic growth, says Georgian Finance Minister Ivane Matchavariani. “An increase in pensions for people less than 70 years old will be adjusted based on the inflation rate, while an increase of pensions for people above 70 will be adjusted based on 80% of economic growth as…
The Georgian wine variety of Ojaleshi Salkhino has been added to the list of protected Georgian appellation wines. Ojaleshi Salkhino is a red dry wine from Martvili municipality in the western Georgian region of Samegrelo. Until now, there have been 20 Georgian appellation wines registered in Georgia: Khvanchkara, Mukuzani, Tsinandali, Akhasheni, Gurjaani, Kindzmarauli, Manavi, Kakheti,…