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| Founded | 1994 (as Airzena) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Key people | David Gaiashvili (General Director; since 2022) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Georgian Airways (Georgian:ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი,romanized:jorjian earveisi), formerly Airzena, is the privately ownedflag carrier ofGeorgia, with its headquarters inTbilisi.[1] Its main base isTbilisi International Airport.[2] The company filed for bankruptcy on 31 December 2021, linked to a restructuring procedure, and it has been for sale since January 2022.[3]
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The airline Airzena was established in September 1993. Initially, Airzena operated charter flights to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, China, Egypt, India, and Syria, as well as a regularly scheduled flight to Vienna. The company managed to achieve recognition and retain its share in the aviation market during theeconomically and politically complicated period of the 1990s.
In 1999, Airzena became the flag carrier of Georgia. In August 2004, the company changed its name toGeorgian Airways. During the first half of the 2000s, the airline's management decided to modernise the fleet, and leased twoBoeing 737-500s fromHapag-Lloyd. This was the first case of a Georgian airline operating up-to-date Western equipment.
Following what Russia perceived asanti-Russian protests in June 2019, it banned all flights to and from Georgia starting 8 July 2019.[4] Georgian Airways flights toMoscow-Vnukovo have since been operated byAircompany Armenia via Yerevan. The ban was revoked by Russian presidentVladimir Putin on 10 May 2023, and starting 15 May, Georgian Airways announced it would then resume flights to Moscow from 20 May,[5] with the first flight arriving in Vnukovo on that day. In response, Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelensky imposed sanctions against the airline on 1 July.[6]
Georgian Airways filed for bankruptcy on 31 December 2021, linked to restructuring proceedings,[7] and the airline was put up for sale in January 2022.[3][8] The airline is in debt of₾125,000,000 (€52,000,000), against₾21,000,000 in assets. The causes include the Russian flight ban since July 2019,[4][9] but most of all, theCOVID-19 pandemic hit the airline hard. The Georgian authorities banned international air traffic for 11 months,[10] with the exception of a number of monthly government mandated flights for repatriation purposes (operated by Georgian Airways). Georgian Airways cut back on its fleet (such as disposing of its Embraer planes) but with the Georgian resumption of international air traffic in February 2021, it could only offer six destinations.
The insolvency plan focused on the year-round profitable routes (Amsterdam, Tel Aviv and Minsk[11]) and a few profitable seasonal charters, while guaranteeing these flights.[7] Georgian Airways indicated in January 2022 that it would continue to operate the flights.[12] Currently, the airline operates more routes.
As of October 2024, Georgian Airways operates scheduled services fromTbilisi International Airport to destinations in theEuropean Union,Israel andRussia, while it jointly sells (but does not operate) flights toArmenia andFrance.
Georgian Airways partners with the following airlines:[23]
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As of August 2025[update], Georgian Airways operates the following aircraft:[24][25]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | — | 12 | 104 | 116 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | — | 12 | 120 | 132 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | — | 12 | 168 | 180 | |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 1 | — | ||||
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | — | 18 | 227 | 245 | Leased fromOmni Air International.[16][26] |
| Bombardier CRJ200LR | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | Airzena. |
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | 1 | — | VIP | For government and VIP use only. | ||
| Total | 10 | — | ||||
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The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (inconclusive list)[citation needed]
Georgian Airways has a 6/7 safety rating in AirlineRatings.[27][28][29][30]
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