Kakha Kaladze, the mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party, said that opponents who oppose the resumption of air traffic between Georgia and Russia are hypocritical. Related reports TASS.
“They are ordinary hypocrites. We recall the statements of tourists about his arrival. What’s wrong with direct flights if people come to us via direct flights instead of flying from Yerevan or other countries?
He also noted that a large number of Georgians live in Russia and they should have the opportunity to come directly to their homeland.
Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin lifted the flight ban of Russian airlines to Georgia, which has been in effect since June 2019, on May 10, and visa-free regime was reinstated for Georgian citizens coming to Russia.
May 19 at Tbilisi airport landed It is the first aircraft of Russian airline Azimuth since 2019. Opponents of this decision gathered at Tbilisi airport that day, and a fight broke out in the country’s parliament over the resumption of direct flights.