Chinese airline AIR CHINA is expected to launch direct flights to Georgia from September.
The air company has been consulting with the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency on the launch of Tbilisi-Ürümqi direct flights, with the frequency of three times a week.
At present, China Southern Airlines operates regular passenger flights to-from Georgia, and in the past six months, has transported 19,991 passengers.
In 2023, the number of visits from China to Georgia amounted to 48,304, which makes a 554.5% increase year-on-year. Based on the data for the first two quarters of 2024, 32,853 visits were made from China. The rise compared to 2023 was 159.5%.