Civil Aviation Agency – International flights cannot be carried out at Sokhumi airport

12:55, 27.07.2019

The Civil Aviation Agency released a statement which says that international flights cannot be carried out at Sokhumi airport without corresponding permission of Georgia, and unless the Georgian side will ensure monitoring of the movement’s security.

If any air company begins implementing flight in direction of Sokhumi, occupied Abkhazia region, it will violate both civil aviation international norms and the Georgian Law on Occupied Territories and will face problems about operating flight in direction of Georgia.

Sokhumi airport has been closed since 1993. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recognizes Abkhazia as Georgia’s territory.

The information about activation of Sokhumi airport and launch of flights from Russia was released by the Russian media.

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