Georgian Airways
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Georgian Airways is the national
airline
of Georgia
based in the capital, Tbilisi
. It is a privately owned airline operating services from Georgia to destinations mainly in Europe
and Western Asia. It is based at the Tbilisi International Airport
.
“According to the decision of heads of Airzena the company added CRJ-200 and CRJ-100 type jets in 2009,” Giorgobiani said.
On May 21, 2011, Airzena received a new Boeing 737-300, with average age of 17 years.
It was revealed in July 2011, that Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia
’s national carrier Armavia
, plans to purchase Georgian Airways.
The issue is being considered but there is no final decision yet. He gave appraisal of Georgian air company’s potential stressing it has good reputation.
From 5 June 2011 - flights on the route Batumi
- Tel-Aviv - Batumi
started (flights are assigned on Sundays) It should be mentioned that tourists flow increases daily from Israel. The air company has carried already 350 tourists only by three flights Tel-Aviv - Batumi
.
From 18 June 2011 - flights on the route Batumi
- Baku
- Batumi
commenced . The flights are operated three times per week - on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays.
From 21 June 2011 the route Batumi - Moscow
- Batumi are operated twice a week (on Tuesdays & Sundays).
Besides, frequencies have been added to the already operated flight Batumi - Kiev
- Batumi and flights are operated daily instead of three frequencies per week.From the end of June the flights from Batumi to Tehran are planning for operation, while Tbilisi
- Batumi - Tbilisi flights are performed daily.
The management of the air company considers that designation of these mentioned flights will be conducive for tourists to visit Adjara region and this year more foreigners will have a chance to see not only renovated Batumi, but to see a new resort Anaklia two hours journey from Batumi. Statistically, the air company "Airzena" carried 750 tourists by the mentioned flight during only one week.
On 8 July the company launched Tbilisi-Tehran-Batumi service. ITs operates once a week with a crj-200 aircraft.
From 18 July, Batumi - Kharkov - Batumi are operated.
From 19 July, Batumi - Odessa
- Batumi are operated.
From 22 July, Batumi - Donetsk
- Batumi are operated.
On 16 October Airzena announced that it would sign a contract with Boeing for B737ng and for B787. It will receive the Boeing B737 in late 2012, and B787 in 2018.
Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Georgian Airways serves the following destinations (as of July 2010):
The average age of the Georgian Airways fleet is 15.9 years as of June 2011.
Flag carrier
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airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
based in the capital, Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
. It is a privately owned airline operating services from Georgia to destinations mainly in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Western Asia. It is based at the Tbilisi International Airport
Tbilisi International Airport
Tbilisi International Airport is the main international airport in Georgia, located southeast of the capital Tbilisi.-Overview:In February 2007, the reconstruction project was finished...
.
History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1994 as Airzena and started with business and charter flights. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current title on 1 October 2004.In 2010 Airzena served 146,938 passengers. Kiev, Tel Aviv and Moscow were the most popular destinations with its customers. “The majority of travellers coming to Georgia nowadays are still from Ukraine , Russia and Israel,” said Nino Giorgobiani, Head of the Airzena PR Department.Airzena owns a Boeing 737-500 equipped with a modern navigation system and comfortable salons.“According to the decision of heads of Airzena the company added CRJ-200 and CRJ-100 type jets in 2009,” Giorgobiani said.
On May 21, 2011, Airzena received a new Boeing 737-300, with average age of 17 years.
It was revealed in July 2011, that Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
’s national carrier Armavia
Armavia
Air Company "Armavia" is an airline with its head office on the grounds of Zvartnots International Airport in Zvartnots, Armenia, near Yerevan. It operates international passenger services from Yerevan to destinations in Europe and Asia...
, plans to purchase Georgian Airways.
The issue is being considered but there is no final decision yet. He gave appraisal of Georgian air company’s potential stressing it has good reputation.
From 5 June 2011 - flights on the route Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
- Tel-Aviv - Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
started (flights are assigned on Sundays) It should be mentioned that tourists flow increases daily from Israel. The air company has carried already 350 tourists only by three flights Tel-Aviv - Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
.
From 18 June 2011 - flights on the route Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
- Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
- Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
commenced . The flights are operated three times per week - on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays.
From 21 June 2011 the route Batumi - Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
- Batumi are operated twice a week (on Tuesdays & Sundays).
Besides, frequencies have been added to the already operated flight Batumi - Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
- Batumi and flights are operated daily instead of three frequencies per week.From the end of June the flights from Batumi to Tehran are planning for operation, while Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
- Batumi - Tbilisi flights are performed daily.
The management of the air company considers that designation of these mentioned flights will be conducive for tourists to visit Adjara region and this year more foreigners will have a chance to see not only renovated Batumi, but to see a new resort Anaklia two hours journey from Batumi. Statistically, the air company "Airzena" carried 750 tourists by the mentioned flight during only one week.
On 8 July the company launched Tbilisi-Tehran-Batumi service. ITs operates once a week with a crj-200 aircraft.
From 18 July, Batumi - Kharkov - Batumi are operated.
From 19 July, Batumi - Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
- Batumi are operated.
From 22 July, Batumi - Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
- Batumi are operated.
On 16 October Airzena announced that it would sign a contract with Boeing for B737ng and for B787. It will receive the Boeing B737 in late 2012, and B787 in 2018.
Destinations
Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
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Georgian Airways serves the following destinations (as of July 2010):
Asia
IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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- Tel AvivTel AvivTel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
- Ben Gurion International AirportBen Gurion International AirportBen Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...
IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... - TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
- Imam Khomeini International AirportImam Khomeini International AirportImam Khomeini International Airport is located in Ahmadabad, Iran. The airport is located about southwest of the city near the localities of Robat-Karim and Eslamshahr. It was designed to replace Mehrabad International Airport, which is in the west of the city, now inside the city boundaries...
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... - DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
- Dubai International AirportDubai International AirportDubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...
- Tel Aviv
Europe
AustriaAustria
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- ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
- Vienna International AirportVienna International AirportVienna International Airport , located in Schwechat and southeast of central Vienna, is the busiest and biggest airport in Austria. It is often referred to as Schwechat, the name of the county it is in. The airport is capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340...
AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... - BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
- Heydar Aliyev International AirportHeydar Aliyev International AirportHeydar Aliyev International Airport is the international airport in Azerbaijan located northeast of the capital Baku. The airport is the home of Azerbaijan Airlines, the national flag carrier...
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FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- Charles de Gaulle Airport GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - FrankfurtFrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
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* GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of... - TbilisiTbilisiTbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
- Tbilisi International AirportTbilisi International AirportTbilisi International Airport is the main international airport in Georgia, located southeast of the capital Tbilisi.-Overview:In February 2007, the reconstruction project was finished...
Hub - BatumiBatumiBatumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
- Batumi International AirportBatumi International AirportBatumi International Airport is an airport located south of Batumi, a city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. The airport is also northeast of Hopa, Turkey, and serves as a domestic and international airport for northeastern Turkey.Batumi...
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- Athens International Airport NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... - AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... - MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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- Kharkiv International Airport - KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
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- Odessa International Airport
- Vienna
Fleet
The Georgian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May, 31st, 2011).| Aircraft | Total | Oders | Passengers | Operated for | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | 12 | 108 | 120 | Georgian Airways |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 16 | 132 | 148 | Georgian Airways |
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | — | 16 | 92 | 108 | Georgian airways |
| Boeing 737-700 | 0 | 2 | TBA | Georgian airways | ||
| Boeing 787 Boeing 787 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It seats 210 to 290 passengers, depending on the variant. Boeing states that it is the company's most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use... |
0 | 1 | TBA | Georgian airways | ||
| Bombardier CRJ100 | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | Georgian airways |
| Bombardier CRJ200 Bombardier CRJ200 The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 are a family of regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier, and based on the Canadair Challenger business jet.-Development:... |
1 | Georgian airways | ||||
| 2 | UN United Nations Humanitarian Air Service The United Nations Humanitarian Air Services is a UN common service managed by the World Food Programme . UNHAS provides safe and reliable passenger and cargo air services to the entire humanitarian community especially to remote locations where due to lack of infrastructures and insecurity there... |
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The average age of the Georgian Airways fleet is 15.9 years as of June 2011.