Tbilisi International Airport

IndiGo has confirmed the launch dates for its inaugural routes to Georgia and Azerbaijan.

The ULCC has grown to become the country’s largest carrier by capacity since entering the market a decade ago.

Tbilisi will become a new point on the Turkish leisure airline’s route map during the summer 2023 season.

The startup intends to begin operations in December, offering flights to destinations in France, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Moldova, Russia and Turkey.

Bees Airline will launch its maiden service to the United Arab Emirates in October.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

Turkish LCC ventures further into Georgia with new London link.

The airlines said the agreement will boost connectivity in the region.

The LCC is launching the services in July from DUS.

From March 28, Vilnius flights will be brought into the arrangement.

The carrier’s summer schedule includes new routes to Georgia’s capital Tbilisi and the Black Sea vacation hotspot of Batumi.

Miami and Phuket are among the airports being restored to the national carrier’s route map.

The two carriers have agreed a codeshare deal less than four months after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to increase their cooperation.

Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

This week: Georgian Airways plans seven new European routes, including Berlin, while Turkish Airlines is to resume Ankara–Paris CDG after a seven-year absence.

Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM) provides expert insight into three recent stand-out new routes

After restructuring its operations Gulf Air has been able to better control its future growth after successfully eradicating legacy debts reducing annual losses from BHD62.7 million in 2014 to BHD24.1 million in 2015. Ahead of this, its annual debts were as high as BHD196 million in 2012.

Initially established in September 1994 under the AirZena brand, the carrier provided charter flights to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, China, Egypt, India, Syria and regular scheduled flights to Austria. It was granted national carrier status in November 1999 and latterly the Georgian Airways title has been added.

The resumption of direct flights between Georgia and the UK should be among the main route development targets for the United Airports of Georgia team, according to a senior executive at Adjara Group Hospitality, the fastest growing, privately held owner and management company in the Georgian hospitality industry. It has been over two years since there were direct flights between Georgia and the UK.

While the sun was shining on Tbilisi this morning Routes Silk Road delegates were given the opportunity to enjoy an escorted walking tour around the Georgian capital to learn more about its history and recent development.

Established in September 1994 under the AirZena brand, the carrier initially provided charter flights to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, China, Egypt, India, Syria and regular scheduled flights to Austria. It was granted national carrier status in November 1999 and latterly the Georgian Airways title has been added.

The United Airports of Georgia’s CEO, Kate Aleksidze, tells Graham Newton from our sister publication, Routes News, that the country’s story is just beginning.

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The airline has agreed to acquire seven Airbus A320neo (new engine option) Family aircraft on operating lease from ALC, comprising two A320neo, one A321neo and four A321neo Long Range (LR) jetliners. One A320neo is scheduled for delivery in spring 2016, with the remaining six aircraft being delivered in 2018 and 2019, with the first A321neoLRs due in 2019.

Located on the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Georgia is a historical and hospitable country, which is a gateway connecting several important economic regions including Europe, the Newly Independent States (NIS), Turkey, the Caucasus as well as Central Asia. As a geographical centre of gravity, air traffic has been consistently moving towards east and south, and this trend is expected to continue into the future.