Fly Georgia
Georgian airline
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FlyGeorgia (Georgian: ფლაი ჯორჯია; IATA: FGE) was the second national airline of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tbilisi, beginning its operations in August 2012.[1] It was a privately owned and controlled airline, which offered flights to a number of destinations in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia as well as in the CIS. As of the end of 2013, its operating license has been suspended. The company slogan was The World Awaits You.
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| Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||
| Website | flygeorgia.ge | ||||||
History
Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based Iranians Hoshang Hosseinpour (born 21 March 1967, Tehran),[a] Houshang Farsoudeh (born 10 October 1968, Tehran)[b] and Pourya Nayebi (born 25 July 1974, Tehran)[c] co-founded Fly Georgia in 2011.[2][3][4][5]
On 30 July 2012, it was officially announced that FlyGeorgia would start operating flights from Tbilisi to Batumi and the first flight would be launched on 3 August 2012. On 6 October 2012, it was officially stated that FGE would start direct flights from Tbilisi to Amsterdam with an Airbus A319.
At the end of October 2012, FlyGeorgia announced it had ordered 2 more A320 aircraft. The first of these aircraft would be delivered at the end of 2012, whilst the second one would be delivered to Tbilisi in March 2013. They would be purchased from the leasing company. Fly Georgia also declared it would start flights to Germany, Ukraine, UAE, Iraq, Brussels, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and many destinations to come.
In September 2013, Fly Georgia's aircraft, an A320 and two leased A319-100s, were seized at the Brussels Airport due to unpaid debts.[6]
On 16 October 2013, the Georgian civil aviation authority suspended FlyGeorgia's license and it is no longer allowed to operate any flights until further notice.[6]
Destinations
| Hub | |
| Focus city | |
| Future | |
| Seasonal | |
| Terminated route |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam |  Netherlands | AMS | EHAM | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Terminated |
| Antalya |  Turkey | AYT | LTAI | Antalya Airport | Seasonal |
| Batumi |  Georgia | BUS | UGSB | Batumi International Airport | Seasonal |
| Baghdad |  Iraq | BGW | ORBI | Baghdad International Airport | [7] |
| Brussels |  Belgium | BRU | EBBR | Brussels Airport | Terminated |
| Cairo |  Egypt | CAI | HECA | Cairo International Airport | |
| Dubai |  UAE | DXB | OMDB | Dubai Airport | |
| Düsseldorf |  Germany | DUS | EDDL | Düsseldorf Airport | |
| Erbil | Iraq | EBL | ORER | Erbil International Airport | Terminated |
| Hurghada | Egypt | HRG | HEGN | Hurghada International Airport | Seasonal |
| Kyiv |  Ukraine | KBP | UKBB | Boryspil International Airport | |
| Sharm el-Sheikh | Egypt | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport | Seasonal |
| Tbilisi | Georgia | TBS | UGTB | Tbilisi International Airport | Hub |
| Tehran |  Iran | IKA | OIIE | Imam Khomeini International Airport |
Fleet
The FlyGeorgia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):[8]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | - | 12 | 102 | 114 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1[citation needed] | - | 16 | 122 | 138 | [9] |
| Total | 2 | - | ||||