Georgia’s three international airports served 1,050 864,506
passengers between January-March – a 33 percent increase over the
same period of 2022 and a three percent increase compared to the
pre-pandemic figures of 2019, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency
said, Trend reports
with reference to Agenda.
Between them, the three facilities served the following numbers
of passengers:
Tbilisi International Airport – 713,660 passengers or a 41%
increase y/y
Kutaisi International Airport – 253,073 passengers or a 108%
increase
Batumi International Airport – 77,077 passengers or a 13%
increase
The country’s rural airports also saw an increase in passenger
numbers in the first quarter, with central Georgia’s Natakhtari
Airport serving 4,306 passengers in the reporting period, marking a
231 increase year-on-year for the facility.
The Queen Tamar Airport in the highland Mestia in northwestern
Svaneti region served 2,494 passengers in the first three months of
the year – a 77 percent increase y/y.
In the western Racha region, the Ambrolauri Airport saw 254
individuals pass through it, showing a nine percent decrease
year-on-year.
In the first quarter of 2023 Georgian airports served 4,839
flights, including 3,802 regular services. The number of flights
marked a 22 percent increase year-on-year, the Agency said.