The Russian airline Red Wings has received permission to fly to Georgia, the Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia reported . The airline will operate flights on the routes Moscow-Kutaisi-Moscow and Sochi-Tbilisi-Sochi. The first Red Wings flight to Georgia will be performed in June.
Earlier, Georgian Georgian Airways and Russian Azimuth received permits for flights between Georgia and Russia.
The plane of the company "Azimut", performing the first flight in four years on the route Moscow – Tbilisi, should land at the Shota Rustaveli airport in the near future.
On May 10, Russia lifted the ban on direct flights between Russia and Georgia, a corresponding decree was signed by President Vladimir Putin. There have been no direct flights to the country since 2019 — the Kremlin made this decision after the start of anti-Russian protests in Tbilisi.
With another decree, Putin abolished the visa regime for Georgian citizens, with the exception of those who enter Russia for the purpose of work.