According to her, in 2020, 12 air routes will be added in Georgia, 70% of which are European cities. She said that over the past two years, "the number of direct flights has increased by 52."
“This is our achievement, which is critically important for many reasons: it is the basis for the diversification and development of tourism, with which, despite the blow after the June events, we again talked about the positive dynamics of tourism,” said Turnava.
In October, Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Gaharia announced the loss of $ 350 million from the ban on flights from Russia.
On July 8, a decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force on a temporary ban on flights with Georgia in connection with anti-Russian protests in Tbilisi.