FlyGeorgia (Georgian: ფლაი ჯორჯია; IATA: FGE) was the second national airline of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi, beginning its operations in August 2012.[1] 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.
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| Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Website | flygeorgia.ge | ||||||
History
editDubai, United Arab Emirates-based Iranians Hoshang Hosseinpour (born 21 March 1967, Tehran),[a] Houshang Farsoudeh (born 10 October 1968, Tehran)[b] and Pourya Nayebi (born 25 July 1974, Tehran)[c] co-founded Fly Georgia in 2011.[2][3][4][5]
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 A319.
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.
In September 2013, Fly Georgia's aircraft, an A320 and two leased A319-100s, were seized at the Brussels Airport due to unpaid debts.[6]
On 16 October 2013, the Georgian civil aviation authority suspended FlyGeorgia's license and it is no longer allowed to operate any flights until further notice.[6]
Destinations
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| Hub | |
| Focus city | |
| Future | |
| Seasonal | |
| Terminated route |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam |  Netherlands |
AMS | EHAM | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Terminated |
| Antalya |  Turkey |
AYT | LTAI | Antalya Airport | Seasonal |
| Batumi |  Georgia |
BUS | UGSB | Batumi International Airport | Seasonal |
| Baghdad |  Iraq |
BGW | ORBI | Baghdad International Airport | [7] |
| Brussels |  Belgium |
BRU | EBBR | Brussels Airport | Terminated |
| Cairo |  Egypt |
CAI | HECA | Cairo International Airport | |
| Dubai |  UAE |
DXB | OMDB | Dubai Airport | |
| Düsseldorf |  Germany |
DUS | EDDL | Düsseldorf Airport | |
| Erbil | Iraq |
EBL | ORER | Erbil International Airport | Terminated |
| Hurghada | Egypt |
HRG | HEGN | Hurghada International Airport | Seasonal |
| Kyiv |  Ukraine |
KBP | UKBB | Boryspil International Airport | |
| Sharm el-Sheikh | Egypt |
SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | Seasonal |
| Tbilisi | Georgia |
TBS | UGTB | Tbilisi International Airport | Hub |
| Tehran |  Iran |
IKA | OIIE | Imam Khomeini International Airport |
Fleet
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The FlyGeorgia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):[8]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | - | 12 | 102 | 114 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1[9] | - | 16 | 122 | 138 | [10] |
| Total | 2 | - | ||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Kirtzkhalia, N. (July 2012). "Fly Georgia brings first AIRBUS to Georgia". Trend (trend.az). Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Фитцгиббон, Уилл (Fitzgibbon, Will) (5 April 2016). "Шпионам и сомнительным пособникам разведслужб удается оставаться в тени благодаря хитрым приемам компании" [Spies and dubious intelligence aides manage to stay in the shadows thanks to the company's cunning tricks]. OCCCR (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Executive Order 13608: Treasury Targets Networks Linked To Iran". United States Department of Treasury. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Faucon, Benoît; Solomon, Jay; Fassihi, Farnaz (20 June 2013). "As Sanctions Bite, Iranians Invest Big in Georgia". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Ottolenghi, Emanuele (30 June 2015). "Snap-Back: A Journey Through Iranian Sanctions Evasion in Georgia: The fantasy is that sanctions halt economies. The reality is that enforcement requires tedious bookkeeping, painstaking forensic work, and the ability to stay a step ahead of experienced middlemen". Tablet (tabletmag.com). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Georgian civil aviation authority suspends Fly Georgia's AOC".
- ^ "FlyGeorgia Launches Tbilisi – Baghdad Service from late-May 2013". UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Kirtzkhalia, N. (30 July 2012). "Fly Georgia brings first AIRBUS to Georgia". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Login". Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Kirtzkhalia, N. (27 October 2012). "FlyGeorgia acquires two new planes". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2012.