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Friday, May 24
SkyUp Airlines to start operating in Kutaisi Airport

United Airports of Georgia reported that the low-cost airline SkyUp launches an operation from Kutaisi International Airport.

According to the information, direct flights from Kutaisi to Odessa and Kharkiv will be performed twice a week, with Boeing 737-800.

“SkyUp Airlines decided to include a transfer to Batumi for flights from Odessa and Kharkiv to Kutaisi in the ticket price, by selecting the appropriate option when buying the ticket,” reads the statement.

SkyUp Airlines LLC is a Ukrainian charter and low-cost airline, which began its operation in May 2018.

Since March 31, 2019, SkyUp Airlines has launched flights to Kiev, Ukraine from Batumi, Larnaca, Rimini, Naples, Catania, Alicante, Tenerife, and Odessa.



Guide dog service to be introduced in Georgia

Guide dog system is planned to be introduced in Georgia.

The project 'Four-Legged Therapist' is being implemented in pilot mode nowadays. Two Labrador Retrievers will be trained within the frames of the pilot mode.

The initial stage involves the arrangement of training for dog trainers. Experts, especially for this purpose, will be visiting Georgia form International Guide Dog Federation.

Service dogs are ones that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Guide dogs assist the blind and visually impaired. Hearing dogs, or signal dogs, help the deaf and hard of hearing.

The Marshal Republic senate Poland Stanislav Karchevsky got acquainted with the project.

He noted that dog therapy is very important in Poland and expressed hope to see it introduced in Georgia.



Renovation and Roofing of Metro Station Gotsiridze

Tbilisi Metro Station Gotsiridze is about to be renewed and reconstructed.

The tender was announced on May 21 for reconstruction and capital repair works by Tbilisi Transport Company. According to the tender conditions, the proposals will be accepted during June 6-11. The approximate cost is 2 045 650 GEL.

The process involves roofing of the platform with columns, pipes, connections and metal constructions.

According to the tender conditions, the deadline for the completion of the work is no later than 210 days after the date of signing the contract.
(By Mariam Chanishvili)