Tbilisi, Georgia, June 4
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
Baku-Batumi charter flights may be initiated this summer, head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration Giorgi Sigua told Azerbaijani journalists.
"Some tour operators intend to initiate these flights and negotiate on this issue with the airlines," he added. "Currently, 90 percent of Azerbaijani tourists cross the Georgian border by car."
One can reach Batumi from Baku by transit through Tbilisi.
A fast train operates from Tbilisi to Batumi twice a day. Travel time is 4.5 hours. Moreover, Georgian Airways make Tbilisi-Batumi flights worth 50 euros daily.
"Over one million Azerbaijani tourists visited Georgia in 2013," Sigua said.
"We consider Azerbaijan as a very important tourist market," he said.
edited by CN