“In the first quarter of 2023, 1.048 million people traveled to Georgia by air, which is 49.9% more than the figure recorded in the first quarter of 2022, and 3.3% more than the first quarter of 2019 before the pandemic,” - PMCG's monthly tourism review says.
According to the same research, the number of passengers in the international airports of Georgia was the highest in Tbilisi (713,600). It is followed by Kutaisi (253 100) and Batumi (77 100).
Despite the significant increase compared to last year, the number of passengers at Tbilisi Airport does not reach the pre-pandemic level, and compared to the first quarter of 2019, this figure is 11% less. Unlike Tbilisi, the number of passengers in Kutaisi and Batumi airports significantly exceeded the pre-pandemic number.
Compared to the first quarter of last year, the flow of passengers decreased at the Ambrolauri Airport this year.
In addition, during the winter season of 2022-2023, 41 airlines operated regular flights from Georgian airports to 61 destinations. During this period, the average number of flights per week was 390, which is 6% less than the weekly flights planned for the winter season 2018-2019.
According to the preliminary schedule, in the summer season of 2023, the number of airlines will increase to 43, and the number of routes will reach 88. The average number of weekly flights will also increase, which is expected to reach 555. This is a 42.3% increase compared to the previous season, and it is 5.9% less than the number of flights planned for the summer season of 2019.
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