Ryanair reduces flights from Georgia to Italy due to coronavirus
Ryanair said that all passengers have been notified by SMS and email about this decision. Photo: Ryanair.
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Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is reducing the number of flights from Georgia to several destinations in Italy following the request of the airports of Georgia in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Georgia, announces the Ryanair.
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Milan-Tbilisi flights will be performed until March 7, while from March 8 to April 7 the flight frequency will be decreased to two flights.
As for Bologna-Kutaisi flights, they will be cancelled from March 8 to April 7.
Ryanair said that all passengers have been notified by SMS and email about this decision.
The company said customers would be offered rebooking, refunds or another flight.
Last week Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air also reduced the number of flights to several destinations in Italy.
Coronavirus in Georgia has mostly been detected in passengers who have travelled in Italy recently.
Yesterday five people tested positive for the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected in the country to nine.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said all of the five people travelled together to Italy and returned to Georgia on Sunday.
Five people have tested positive for the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected in the country to nine. Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze made the announcement at the recent news briefing today.
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled up to 25 per cent of its Italian short haul flights, including from Georgia, between March 17 and April 8.
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will reduce the number of flights to several destinations in Italy, including from Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport, due to a decrease in demand for flights as the coronavirus spread in Italy.
Georgia’s tourism sector will lose about 30 million GEL per month (about $10.79m/€9.93m) following the coronavirus ban on travel from China and Iran, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava.
Georgia has suspended direct flights with Italy in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country, announces the government of Georgia. Coronavirus in Georgia has mostly been detected in passengers who have travelled in Italy recently. The government of Georgia has issued certain restrictions for both Georgian and foreign citizens entering the country.
After the suspension of direct flights with Italy the travel expenses of Georgian citizens who currently are in Italy will be covered by the state, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava.
Three people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of infected individuals in the country to twelve. Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said at a news briefing today that there is still no reason to panic.