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New cable car to link Kobi and Gudauri

New cable car to link Kobi and Gudauri

The new cable car will open on December 29 to link Georgia’s Stepantsminda region to Gudauri and take passengers from Kobi to Gudauri in just 15 minutes. More than $30 million was allocated from the state budget to construct the …

Armenia's Zvartnots and Shirak airports to be improved

Armenia's Zvartnots and Shirak airports to be improved

Armenia's government authorized the 2018-2022 master plan for Zvartnots and Shirak international airports of Yerevan and Gyumri. The plan was presented today at the Cabinet's meeting by acting Minister of Transport, …

First cargo via Lapis Lazuli route arrives in Baku

First cargo via Lapis Lazuli route arrives in Baku

The first transit cargo arrived at the Baku International Sea Trade Port via the Lapis Lazuli international route. Speaking at the ceremony dedicated to the arrival of the first cargo to Azerbaijan via this route, Ambassador of …

Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi to be shut off for night

Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi to be shut off for night

On Sunday night, the roadway on Rustaveli Avenue in the center of Tbilisi will be shut off, the Tbilservice Group company at the mayor’s office of the capital reported. There is planned installation of Christmas illuminations. …

Upper Lars is open to everyone

Upper Lars is open to everyone

The Georgian military road is open to traffic of all types of vehicles, the Department of Highways of the Ministry of Regional Development of Georgia reports. Earlier it was reported that yesterday, the Kobi-Gudauri section of the …

Thick fog creates problems in Tbilisi airport

Thick fog creates problems in Tbilisi airport

Tbilisi International Airport named after Shota Rustaveli has faced problem due to thick fog since yesterday evening. Georgian Bureau of Report News Agency informs that some flights were canceled or delayed at the airport, Report.az …

Georgian Military Road opened for all types of transport

Georgian Military Road opened for all types of transport

Traffic of all types of vehicles along the Georgian Military Road, which connects Russia with the countries of the South Caucasus, was open, the North Ossetia EMERCOM reported. The statement says that as of 13:15 (MSK) in connection …

 AZAL and U.S. discuss cooperation

AZAL and U.S. discuss cooperation

U.S. delegation headed by Commander of the Transportation Command, General Stephen Lyons, arrived in Baku for a working visit, the press service of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) said. During the visit, the guests got …

Date of first flight from 'Istanbul' airport revealed

Date of first flight from 'Istanbul' airport revealed

The first flight from Istanbul’s new airport 'Istanbul' will take place on October 31 in the direction of Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure said. The …

Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva visit Shaki

Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva visit Shaki

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first vice president Mehriban Aliyeva have arrived in the city of Shaki today. They laid flowers at a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of …

New metro stations to link center and outskirts of Tbilisi

New metro stations to link center and outskirts of Tbilisi

The Georgian government and Tbilisi City Hall are involved in the development of an above-ground metro system.  At the first stage, the ground-based metro will connect the Samgori metro station with the Lilo Market and Tbilisi …

Ural Airlines to launch new flights to Azerbaijan

Ural Airlines to launch new flights to Azerbaijan

Ural Airlines will launch flights to Azerbaijan in new directions, according to the message published on the website of the Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsia). The Federal Air Transport Agency has issued the airline a …

Azerbaijan to build highway to Russian border until 2020

Azerbaijan to build highway to Russian border until 2020

The new highway from Baku to the Russian border is planned to be built until 2020, Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev said. Mustafayev made the remarks at the round table on "Strengthening of …

AZAL to start Geneva flights on September 30

AZAL to start Geneva flights on September 30

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will start Baku-Geneva-Baku flights starting from October 30. AZAL flights will be carried out as part of a joint charter program for the classic transportation scheme, which includes free baggage and …