The arrival of the first flight from Moscow at Tbilisi Airport was announced after an almost four-year break on May 19, reports News-Georgia.
In turn, the Georgian Party “Droa” promised to meet the flight with a protest and set a fee for noon on Friday.
Landing, action and interviews from passengers are gathering almost all Georgian media.
Azimuth became the first Russian company to approve the Georgian side for flights after lifting restrictions by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, the Georgian airline Georgian Airways intends to start flying to Moscow from Saturday, May 20.
both airlines are going to fly seven times a week.
On Tuesday, May 16 in Tbilisi, two protests were announced at once. “European Georgia” is gathering at the office of the government under the slogan “One -way Ticket to Moscow, the Ivanishvili regime.” And the parliament announced the action “We will not be able to go to the EU on a Russian ship.”
May 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled the ban on the flights of Russian airlines in Georgia, which has been operating since June 2019.
In addition, another decree cancels from May 15 the visa regime for Georgian citizens, with the exception of persons entering the Russian Federation for the purpose of labor activity.
Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation caused an extraordinary reaction in Georgia.
So, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called the “Operation of the Moscow Visa Regime for Citizens of Georgia.”