Tbilisi: The officials of the Georgian Civil Aviation Authority recently met with Air China’s representative. The meeting was held with aim to discuss the scope of Air China’s direct flights to major cities of Georgia.
The meeting was held at the Georgian Civil Aviation Authority’s office. At the bilateral meeting both sides discussed Georgia’s operational plans and the necessary technical aspects for starting regular air traffic.
At the same time the AIR CHINA’s representatives noted that Georgia has a favourable environment for starting air traffic. They further stressed that simple procedures should be established for entering the aviation market with effective cooperation of agencies of the country and the airport.
As mentioned at the meeting, the largest Chinese airline revealed its plans to start direct flights on the Urumqi-Tbilisi-Urumchi air route from the end of October (winter navigation season). In the initial phase the flights will be operated four times per week, however later on the number of flights can be increased.
The Schedule of regular flights will be submitted to the Agency for approval shortly. Both sides discussed the potential of expanding AIR CHINA’s operation in Georgian cities at the meeting.
According to the airline’s representatives the possibility of starting direct flights between the capitals of both sides may also be considered in the future, which will benefit the number of people from the country who like to travel by air route.
It is worth noting that the Georgian Civil Aviation Authority has been taking many initiatives to start air traffic from many countries. The GCAA also takes steps to make the country connected with almost all major cities in the world. The head of GCAA hosted Alex Onatski, the regional representative of the IATA (International Air Transport Association), just a day ago.
That meeting was also focused on the scope of Georgian air markets. The GCAA head assured the IATA official that the association would provide every kind of financial assistance. Similarly, IATA’s Alex Onatski said that the association would make every effort to improve Georgian air markets.
