Shymkent - a new direction in Tbilisi Airport

Kazakh airline Scat Airlines made the first direct flight from Shymkent to Tbilisi.

The airline flies between Shymkent and Tbilisi twice a week.

166 passengers boarded the first flight from Shymkent to Tbilisi International Airport and vice versa.

The event related to the inaugural flight at Tbilisi International Airport was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili, General Director of the Union of Airports Levan Moseshvili, General Manager of TAV Georgia Thea Zakaradze, representatives of the Civil Aviation Agency and the airline.

It was noted at the event that Kazakhstan is a strategic partner of Georgia and plays an important role for the Middle Corridor in terms of economic and transit-logistics. 

Shymkent is the fifth Kazakh destination to be completed between Georgia and Kazakhstan during the year.

Air traffic between the two countries is currently performed by 3 airlines: from Tbilisi International Airport Air Astana and SCAT Airlines, and FlyArystan from Kutaisi International Airport. 

The passenger flow between Georgia and Kazakhstan is increasing every year.

In 11 months, Georgian airports served more than 304 thousand passengers, which is 10% more than last year.