Fly Georgia

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FlyGeorgia
File:FlyGeorgiaCompanyProfile.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
9Y FGE GEORGIAN WING
Founded2011
Ceased operations2013
HubsTbilisi International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations6
HeadquartersTbilisi, Georgia
Websiteflygeorgia.ge

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.

History

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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

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File:FlyGeorgia cabin.jpg
Cabin aboard a FlyGeorgia Airbus aircraft
Hub
Focus city
Future
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Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Amsterdam File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands AMS EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminated
Antalya File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey AYT LTAI Antalya Airport Seasonal
Batumi File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia BUS UGSB Batumi International Airport Seasonal
Baghdad File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq BGW ORBI Baghdad International Airport [7]
Brussels File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium BRU EBBR Brussels Airport Terminated
Cairo File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt CAI HECA Cairo International Airport
Dubai File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE DXB OMDB Dubai Airport
Düsseldorf File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany DUS EDDL Düsseldorf Airport
Erbil File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq EBL ORER Erbil International Airport Terminated
Hurghada File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt HRG HEGN Hurghada International Airport Seasonal
Kyiv File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine KBP UKBB Boryspil International Airport
Sharm el-Sheikh File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt SSH HESH Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Seasonal
Tbilisi File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia TBS UGTB Tbilisi International Airport Hub
Tehran File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran IKA OIIE Imam Khomeini International Airport

Fleet

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File:FlyGeorgia.jpg
A FlyGeorgia Airbus A319-100

The FlyGeorgia fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):[8]

FlyGeorgia Fleet
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 -

Notes

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  1. ^ Hoshang Hosseinpour is also known as Houshang Hosein-Pur or Houshang Shahali Hosseinpour.
  2. ^ Houshang Farsoudeh is also known as Hushang Farsoudeh or Houshang Hossein Farsoudeh.
  3. ^ Pourya Nayebi is also known as Pourya Ali Asghar Nayebi.

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