The United Airports of Georgia [UAG] announced flights between the Kutaisi International Airport and Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, would increase starting from November, with 10 weekly services scheduled during the winter season.

Director General of UAG, Irakli Karkashadze, hosted Ahmed Alnuaimi, the Ambassador of the UAE to Georgia, at the airport for a tour of the terminal and navigation tower. The parties discussed the planned increase in flight frequencies. Alnuaimi expressed satisfaction that the airport now provided a direct air link to Abu Dhabi, highlighting the route as “most popular” among passengers.

“We are pleased that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi [Emirati budget airline], which flies daily from Abu Dhabi to Kutaisi, will soon almost double its flights. This is very good news and on certain days the airline will make two flights a day”, - said the Ambassador.

According to data for the first nine months of 2024, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has transported over 115,000 passengers on the Abu Dhabi-Kutaisi-Abu Dhabi route.