Fly Georgia

FlyGeorgia (Georgian: ფლაი ჯორჯია; IATA: FGE) was the second national airline of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi. It was a privately owned and controlled airline, which offered flights to a number of destinations in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia as well as in the CIS. As of the end of 2013, its operating license has been suspended. The company slogan was The World Awaits You.

FlyGeorgia
IATA ICAO Callsign
9Y FGE GEORGIAN WING
Founded2011
Ceased operations2013
HubsTbilisi International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations6
HeadquartersTbilisi, Georgia
Websiteflygeorgia.ge

History

On 30 July 2012, it was officially announced that FlyGeorgia would start operating flights from Tbilisi to Batumi and the first flight would be launched on 3 August 2012. On 6 October 2012, it was officially stated that FGE would start direct flights from Tbilisi to Amsterdam with an Airbus 319.

At the end of October 2012, FlyGeorgia announced it had ordered 2 more A320 aircraft. The first of these aircraft would be delivered at the end of 2012, whilst the second one would be delivered to Tbilisi in March 2013. They would be purchased from the leasing company. Fly Georgia also declared it would start flights to Germany, Ukraine, UAE, Iraq, Brussels, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and many destinations to come.

On 16 October 2013, it has been announced that the Georgian civil aviation authority suspended FlyGeorgia's license. The airline is no longer allowed to operate any flights until further notice.[1]

Destinations
Cabin aboard a FlyGeorgia Airbus aircraft
Hub
Focus city
Future
Seasonal
Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Amsterdam NetherlandsAMSEHAMAmsterdam Airport SchipholTerminated
Antalya TurkeyAYTLTAIAntalya AirportSeasonal
Batumi GeorgiaBUSUGSBBatumi International AirportSeasonal
Baghdad IraqBGWORBIBaghdad International Airport[2]
Brussels BelgiumBRUEBBRBrussels AirportTerminated
Cairo EgyptCAIHECACairo International Airport
Dubai UAEDXBOMDBDubai Airport
Düsseldorf GermanyDUSEDDLDüsseldorf Airport
Erbil IraqEBLORERErbil International AirportTerminated
Hurghada EgyptHRGHEGNHurghada International AirportSeasonal
Kyiv UkraineKBPUKBBBoryspil International Airport
Sharm el-Sheikh EgyptSSHHESHSharm el-Sheikh International AirportSeasonal
Tbilisi GeorgiaTBSUGTBTbilisi International AirportHub
Tehran IranIKAOIIEImam Khomeini International Airport

Fleet
A FlyGeorgia Airbus A319-100

The FlyGeorgia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):[3]

FlyGeorgia Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 - 12 102 114
Airbus A320-200 1 [4] - 16 122 138 [5]
Total 2 -

References
  1. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/22592-georgian-civil-aviation-authority-suspends-fly-georgias-aoc#disqus_thread
  2. "FlyGeorgia Launches Tbilisi – Baghdad Service from late-May 2013". UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. Kirtzkhalia, N. (30 July 2012). "Fly Georgia brings first AIRBUS to Georgia". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/FlyGeorgia
  5. Kirtzkhalia, N. (27 October 2012). "FlyGeorgia acquires two new planes". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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