“According to the latest statistics, in September at the Tbilisi international airport, a reduction of 17% and 12% at the Batumi international airport. I’ll also say that over the past ten years - this is the first time that we have such poor statistics, ”Georgia Zakaradze quotes Sputnik.
She noted that "such a reduction in passenger traffic, of course, is directly related to the prohibition of flights from Russia."
On July 8, a decree of the President of Russia entered into force, which temporarily banned flights with Georgia.
Later, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov called for the resumption of air links with Georgia.
As the minister pointed out, this would be correct, since the majority of the Georgian population realized the counterproductiveness of the provocation against Russia.
The Kremlin expects that in due time the necessary conditions will be created.
In turn, Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Gaharia welcomes the opportunity to improve relations with Russia, in particular, the resumption of direct flights.