Tbilisi (GBC) - Air China company will operate direct flights between China and Georgia from September.

The air company holds consultations with the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency on the launch of Tbilisi-Ürümqi direct flights with the frequency of three times a week.

At present, China Southern Airlines operates regular passenger flights, and it transported 19,991 passengers in the last 6 months.

In 2023, the number of visits from China to Georgia amounted to 48,304, which makes a 554.5 percent increase year-on-year. According to the data for the two quarters of 2024, 32,853 visits were made from China. The rise compared to 2023 was 159.5 percent.