Wizz Air To Station Fourth Jet At Kutaisi Airport For Copenhagen Flights
Date
4/28/2023 2:16:26 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air plans to station its fourth
passenger jet at western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport in
December and resume direct flights from the location to Copenhagen,
United Airports of Georgia Director Irakli Karkashadze announced,
trend reports with
reference to agenda .
Karkashadze said a“significant agreement” had been reached with
the airline enabling the Airport to gradually grow the Wizz Air
base into a medium-sized base, which he called“essential” to
continuing“sustainable growth and development”.
Evelin Jeckel, the Acting Network Officer at Wizz Air, said the
agreement represented the“good cooperation” between Wizz Air, the
Government of Georgia and the United Airports, noting“new future
opportunities are expected” on the basis of“constantly increased”
demand.
“We are discussing the relationship between Georgia and Europe
and vice versa, as well as the relationship between Georgia and the
European Union. Hungary is assisting Georgia in its path for
European integration”, Anna Sikó, the Ambassador of Hungary to
Georgia, said in her comments for the event.
Maia Omiadze, the Head of the Georgian National Tourism
Administration, said the stationing of the fourth jet and increased
flight frequencies would result in a“huge growth” in the number of
tourists and prove“crucial” for the domestic tourism sector.
She said the upcoming summer season was expected to draw in
increased numbers of visitors for a“remarkable and enjoyable”
season.
The airline launched flights from Kutaisi International Airport
after it opened its first Caucasian base in September 2016,
operating majority of Georgia's direct flights to Europe from the
facility.
The company's flights to Copenhagen will carry passengers twice
a week, with frequency of services set to also increase for other
destinations, up to three or four per week for some
connections.
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