Who can profit from the ban on flights to Georgia?
The ban on air communication with Georgia is introduced from July 8, then you can get there by plane with a transfer. A representative of the Tutu service said that the request for flights to Tbilisi was reduced four times.
The trend is confirmed by the information of the service Ostrovok. More than a third of Russians intend to abandon the trip to Georgia. 24% believe that the situation is exaggerated, 18% will fly with a transfer, 17% choose to travel by car.
Flight to Georgia after July 8 will be possible through Minsk, Baku, Yerevan, Istanbul. The flow of tourists, which will be lost by domestic air carriers, will be taken away by their foreign competitors: Belavia (Belarus), Turkish Airlines, airBaltic, Armenia and Azerbaijan Airlines (Armenia and Azerbaijan).
The cost varies depending on the connecting route, the minimum price on the flight Moscow-Baku-Tbilisi departing July 8 - 9 754 rubles, Moscow-Yerevan-Tbilisi - more than 18 thousand rubles. Flight 10 hours and 4.5 hours, respectively.
The average price of the most affordable flight on July 1-7 is 7,079 rubles one way. Flight with a transfer from 8 to 16 July will cost 9,462 rubles.
Russian airlines Aeroflot, Ural Airlines, Victory, S7, Red Wings, Smartavia return money for tickets to Georgia.
Financial damage to Russia will not be critical, as in the total volume of transportation of Russian airlines Georgia does not occupy a significant share - accounted for less than 1% of all sales of airline tickets of the Russian Federation, confirmed in "Kupibilet".
The airline’s freed boards can be distributed to other cities, increasing the number of flights to Crimea, Sochi, and other domestic resort destinations.
To help the carriers promised in the government. Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov announced the development of compensation options for airlines.
The losses will be significant for Georgian Airlines, with Russia-Georgia flights accounting for almost a third of its route network.
The losses of the Georgian economy due to the suspension of direct flights between the countries will be serious. The founder of the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants of Georgia Shalva Alaverdashvili estimated them at 2.1 billion lari ($750 million) for the summer, his proposal is to launch free buses from the airports of Baku, Yerevan, Trabzon (Turkey).
Source: iz