The Ambassador of the United States to Georgia attended today the opening of Subway in Kutaisi Airport.

“I’m very happy to be here for the grand opening of the eighth Subway restaurant here at Kutaisi International Airport. We have eight franchises throughout Georgia. This one here in the airport is the second of the fresh–forward Subways. It is makes us really proud to see an internationally recognized iconic American brand like Subway here in Georgia. The U.S. Embassy has helped many US companies find Georgian partners so that we can see millions of dollars of investment here in Georgia.

This is creating good jobs. This is creating economic opportunities here in Kutaisi and the whole Imereti and the whole Georgian region. It’s also great to see it here at Kutaisi International Airport. This airport has really become an international hub, bringing millions of tourists here to Georgia to discover this beautiful country. The U.S. Embassy and USAID have worked with the United Airports of Georgia to not only do skills development for the employees who work here, but also do brand marketing so people get to know Kutaisi International Airport, and through Kutaisi, through all of Georgia. We’re also looking at maybe expanding operations to things like air aircraft maintenance and repair. And eventually, I hope we’ll see Kutaisi Airport become a hub for the transport of agricultural products like blueberries, raspberries, and other delicious things that are grown in this whole region. So, this is a great day to see the connection between America and Georgia through an iconic brand like Subway that brings jobs and good economic opportunities to this whole region”, - said Kelly Degnan.