Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on May 10 responded to the Russian Government’s decision to lift its ban on flights with Georgia and visa requirements for citizens of the country by saying that sanctioned airlines and ships would not be able to operate in Georgia, while unsanctioned ones would have an opportunity to perform…
Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport recorded its record-high passenger flow last month, servicing 122,410 passengers in an 81% increase compared to the same month of the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the United Airports of Georgia said on May 10. The number of flights at the airport increased by 64%, with the facility servicing 359 flights…
Agreements between Moldova and Romania on the modernization of three bridges across the Prut River, from north to south: Sculeni-Sculeni Bridge, Leuseni-Albita Bridge and Cahul Oancea Bridge, were signed in Chisinau on May 9. The documents were signed by Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Lilia Dabija and the state secretary at the Transports Ministry of…
President Maia Sandu had a meeting with European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean, on a visit to Moldova, the presidential press service reported. “I today welcomed European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean in Chisinau, with whom I discussed the roads, bridges and railway, which connected us, in the direct sense. On Europe Day, we received…
The movement through the Costesti border crossing point is redirected, as the access to the Stanca border checkpoint from Romania is limited. The restrictions are imposed because of the maintenance works carried out on the crowning of the Costesti-Stanca dam. The works are planned for a six-hour time interval. In these circumstances, the Border Police…
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze on May 3 announced passengers of the capital city would be able to pay taxi fares using quick response codes starting this month. Kaladze said the “innovative and fast method” would be approved for use after it was proposed by the Georgia-based fintech company BKN301 Georgia, and added their use would…
Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air plans to expand its network of destinations and increase its fleet in the Polish capital. On May 2, the airline announced that it would add a new aircraft to the ones based in Warsaw to increase the frequency of flights on 13 routes from Chopin Airport. The carrier also said…