Georgia and South Korea Sign Air Traffic Agreement

Georgia and South Korea have signed an air traffic agreement, under which Georgian airlines will fulfill flights to South Korea’s major international airports and Korean Airlines will transport passengers to Georgia’s international airports.

The agreement has established a legislative basis between Georgia and South Korea and this factor grows the attractiveness of regular flights between two countries, expands the space of flights, deepens trade and economic relations between the countries, and develops the tourism industry. It is noteworthy that in 2018-2019 several charter flights were fulfilled between Georgia and South Korea by Korean Air airline.

The company transported over 1,500 passengers. Furthermore, over the past few years, the inflow of Korean visitors to Georgia has been growing Namely, 16,642 Korean visitors arrived in Georgia in 2019, up 25.3% compared to 2018 and up 112.2% compared to 2017.