"They are ordinary hypocrites. We remember their statements in connection with the arrival of tourists. What's wrong with direct flights, if people come to us through direct flights instead of flying through Yerevan or other countries? After all, we say that a lot of Georgians live in the Russian Federation. What's wrong with that if they have the opportunity to come straight?" said Kaladze to Georgian journalists. His words are quoted by TASS.
On May 20, the plane of the Georgian airline, making a flight from Tbilisi to Moscow after a four-year break, landed at Vnukovo airport.
Before that, on May 19, the first plane from Russia arrived in Georgia after the resumption of air traffic.
Russian President Vladimir Putin abolished the visa regime for Georgian citizens from May 15.
Moscow explained that the decisions taken are in line with Russia's principled approach to consistently facilitating the conditions of communication and contacts between Russians and Georgians, despite the lack of diplomatic relations.