The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsia) has given permission for 284 weekly flights between the cities of Russia and Georgia. The document is published on the website of the Russian Department, Ekho Kavkaza reports.
According to the agency, the Government of Georgia has not yet issued permission for the new flights.
The Russian agency issued most of the permits to the airline Red Wings, which wants to fly to the following destinations:
from Vladikavkaz to Batumi and Tbilisi (seven flights per week);
from Yekaterinburg to Batumi and Kutaisi (seven flights each);
from Zhukovsky to Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
from Kazan to Batumi and Kutaisi (seven flights each);
from Krasnodar to Tbilisi (the document indicates an increase in frequency from 3 to seven flights), Batumi and Kutaisi (seven flights each);
from Makhachkala to Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
from “Minvody” to Batumi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
from Moscow to Batumi and Kutaisi (the document indicates an increase in frequency from 3 to seven flights);
from Nizhny Novgorod to Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
from Perm to Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
from Rostov-on-Don to Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
from Samara to Batumi and Kutaisi (seven-seven flights);
from Sochi to Tbilisi (frequency increased from three to seven flights), Batumi and Kutaisi (seven flights each);
from Tyumen to Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven-seven flights);
from Ufa to Kutaisi and Tbilisi ((seven-seven flights);
from Chelyabinsk to Batumi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi (seven flights each);
In addition, the airlines Rossyia (Sochi-Tbilisi, seven flights a week) and Yamal (Tyumen-Tbilisi and Tyumen-Batumi, one each) can fly to Georgia.
The airlines have not yet commented on the decision of the Russian agency.
Currently, direct flights between Georgia and Russia are operated by Azimuth Airlines (from July 5 – two daily flights between Moscow and Tbilisi), Georgian Airways (from July – 10 weekly flights between Moscow and Tbilisi).
In the coming days, Red Wings will begin to operate Sochi-Tbilisi-Sochi and Moscow-Kutaisi-Moscow flights.
