Passenger traffic for airlines operating in Georgia recovered in 2022 by 85% compared to pandemic levels, while the number of flights were restored to 88% of pre-Covid figures, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency announced on January 16. The governing agency revealed its annual figures that showed the country’s three international airports served 4,441,316 passengers over…
The Court of Justice of the European Union reported the decision was made to maintain in force the verdict with which Lithuanian state railway company Lietuvos gelezinkeliai was fined EUR 20.069 million for demolishing Mazeiki-Renge railway section. Complying with the decision of the European Commission (EC), Lithuania did restore the railway section. In February 2020,…
Tbilisi International Airport successfully passed the Airports Council International – Airport Health Accreditation recertification process and received the certificate for the third time, with Batumi International Airport also receiving the accreditation and the certificate for the second time in a row, TAV Georgia, the company operating two major airports in the country, said. As certified…
More than 30 million tons of imported goods were delivered to Ukraine last year, of which almost 11 million tons were delivered by trucks. The volume of imports increased most rapidly from March to May 2022. At this time, the sector managed to return to the volume of international road freight traffic that Ukraine had…
A historical bridge in the central Georgian city of Gori has reopened after an European Union-backed rehabilitation, with the 1908 structure now open for pedestrian access. The completion of the restoration of the structure – the first iron-concrete bridge built in Georgia – was revealed by Gori City Hall on January 5. In its announcement,…
Due to the scheduled renovation works, the Kareli-Agara-Khashuri-Surami road in the central Shida Kartli region will be closed for two days this week, the Roads Department has announced. Movement for all types of vehicles will be prohibited on the section. The department said car drivers would be directed through Surami, while trailer and semi-trailer vehicles…
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on December 27 said one of the Chinese “leading airlines”, China Southern Airlines, would resume its regular direct flights to Georgia, highlighting China as “one of the priority” destinations for the Georgian tourism sector. Kvrivishvili said the flights would increase the number of tourists from China to Georgia and…