First Georgian plane welcomed in Moscow after long break

Georgia’s national air carrier Georgian Airways has begun flights from the country’s capital of Tbilisi to Moscow.

The first flight, which departed from Tbilisi International Airport at 8:00 a.m. local time (04:00 GMT) on Saturday, arriveed in Moscow at 10:15 a.m. local time (07:15 GMT), TASS reported.

The air carrier will operate seven flights a week.

Georgian Airways is the second airline to begin flight operations between Russia and Georgia after a long break. Russia’s Azimuth airline carried out its first Moscow to Tbilisi flight in four years on Friday. Russia’s Red Wings will begin flights to Georgia in June.