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Air Arabia Jordan to link Tbilisi and Amman

Air Arabia Jordan to link Tbilisi and Amman

Air Arabia Jordan, the Kingdom’s leading low-cost carrier (LCC), is launching its inaugural flight to Tbilisi from Amman today, becoming the first regular flight to directly link Georgia with Jordan. The inaugural flight departed …

Mercedes Benz named most popular car in Georgia

Mercedes Benz named most popular car in Georgia

Georgia's Interior Ministry has published the list of most popular cars in the country. According to the published data, Mercedes Benz was the most popular car in 2016. In total, 1.2 million cars were registered in Georgia …

Armenia airlines launching direct flights to Israel

Armenia airlines launching direct flights to Israel

Armenia airlines has obtained a permit to launch flights from Yerevan to Israel, the General Department of Civil Aviation said. The deal became possible following lengthy negotiations between the GDCA and relevant authorities in …

Crew in Vnukovo boycotts flight to Yerevan due to brawler

Crew in Vnukovo boycotts flight to Yerevan due to brawler

 The crew boycotted the flight to Yerevan at the Vnukovo Moscow airport because of the passenger who insisted on getting a business class seat. The incident occurred tonight at about 3:00 (MSK). A UTair Boeing was supposed to …

Georgia and Ukraine to be connected by railway ferry service

Georgia and Ukraine to be connected by railway ferry service

Georgia and Ukraine have signed an agreement on the creation of direct international railway ferry service, which was approved by the governments of the two countries. "Direct international railway ferry service through the …

Upper Lars opens for everyone

Upper Lars opens for everyone

The Georgian Military Road is open to all types of transport, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of North Ossetia reports. "Due to the improvement of weather conditions on the territory of Georgia, the possibility of ensuring the …

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be opened in two months

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be opened in two months

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTK) will be opened in the next two months, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. According to him, Turkey  strengthens ties with the countries of the region through the major infrastructure …

Upper Lars closed due to avalanche danger

Upper Lars closed due to avalanche danger

The road along the Kazbegi-Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the Georgian-Russian border is closed due to avalanche danger, the website of the Department of Motorways Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia reports. The …

Bus on route to Moscow catches fire in Stavropol region

Bus on route to Moscow catches fire in Stavropol region

An accident involving about 30 people occurred today in the Stavropol region, when a passenger bus burst into flames on the full speed. "Today, around 14:00 Moscow time, on the 528th km of the road Astrakhan-Elista-Stavropol, the …

Tbilisi: there is no alternative to Verkhny Lars

Tbilisi: there is no alternative to Verkhny Lars

First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia and Minister of Energy, Kakha Kaladze, denied the rumors that the Abkhazian railway can be resumed as an alternative to the checkpoint 'Kazbegi - Verkhny Lars' on the border with …

Azerbaijan, Mexico discuss transport cooperation

Azerbaijan, Mexico discuss transport cooperation

Transport Minister of Azerbaijan Ramin Guluzade and Mexico's Ambassador to Baku Rodrigo Labardini have discussed bilateral cooperation. "Both sides have expressed their desire and interest in …

Azerbaijan and Georgia to introduce new permits on road transport

Azerbaijan and Georgia to introduce new permits on road transport

The regular meeting of the Azerbaijani-Georgian Commission on International Transport Relations was held, during which the sides discussed the current situation in the field of international road transport between Azerbaijan and Georgia, the …

Russia and Armenia to set up joint airline

Russia and Armenia to set up joint airline

Armenia and Russia will create a joint airline, the Armenian Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Vahan Martirosyan, said following his visit to Moscow this week. The two sides set up a …

ADB to review loan for North-South project by late summer

ADB to review loan for North-South project by late summer

The Asian Development Bank has postponed the allocation of a $200 million loan for the North-South Transport Corridor and Azerbaijani Railways. The Bank’s management review meeting was postponed from April 15 to August 25, 2017. …