Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of
Georgia, stated that the event of the Queen Tamar Airport in
the nation’s north-western Svaneti area was “one of many major
priorities” within the physique’s 2023 plans, Trend studies just about Agenda.
The organisation cited Karkashadze as saying “quite a few
improvements” have been deliberate for the Airport, positioned within the
mountainous area widespread with vacationers, this yr.
This 12-year-old Airport has been utilized by greater than 60,000 native
and worldwide guests, which clearly confirmed us [its] very
vital operate for Svaneti. We are planning to implement giant
infrastructure tasks at Mestia Airport [including] terminal
rehabilitation, […] a brand new hearth station, […] renewal of particular
gear”, Karkashadze stated.
Frequency of Kutaisi-Mestia flights, which join the hub metropolis
of the western Imereti area with the city in Svaneti, can be
elevated to satisfy demand from worldwide vacationers travelling to
the highland location for ski adventures, he additionally revealed.
The UAG stated the share of overseas residents within the whole quantity
of passengers on the Mestia-Kutaisi-Mestia flight had stood at 70
p.c final yr, with the quantity measured at 37.5 p.c on the
Natakhtari-Mestia-Natakhtari route.
The Queen Tamar Airport, designed by the German architect Jürgen
Mayer-Hermann, opened in Mestia in 2010.
