Largest Airlines in Georgia - Wizz Air takes First Place
In the first half of 2019, airlines operating in Georgia served 2,449,268 passengers. According to the Civil Aviation Agency, the Georgian market is dominated by foreign companies that have a combined market share of 88%.
The domestic airlines had a total market share of 12% (290,221 transported passengers), among them the largest airline is Georgian Airways that has served over 260,000 people in H1 of 2019. By the official statistics the airline that has served to the highest number of passengers is Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air. The company serves its customers from Kutaisi international airport.
1) Wizzair - 348,850 passengers, market share 14%;
2) Georgian Airways - 260,776 passengers, market share 11%;
3) Turkish Airlines - 255,066 passengers, 10% market share;
4) Ural Airlines - 180,041 passengers, 7% market share;
5) Pobeda - 175,474 passengers, 7% of the market;
6) Ukrainian International Airlines - 106,625 passengers, market share 4%;
7) Fly Dubai - 100,785 passengers, market share 4%;
8) Aeroflot - 94,305 passengers, market share 4%;
9) Siberian Airlines - 90,431 passengers, market share 4%;
10) Pegasus - 80,556 passengers, 3% market share.