British Airways will introduce a direct service between London Heathrow and Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2025. Flights will operate four times a week from March 30 and returned flights are priced from £275.
Located at Europe’s meeting point with Asia, Georgia offers travellers history, culture, traditional cuisine and picturesque scenery. It has an 8,000-year history of winemaking.
Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi, is on the banks of the Mtkvari River, and surrounded by hills with the Caucasus Mountains to the north. The city attracts visitors looking experience the charm of the cobbled streets of its historic city centre. The canyons and caves near Kutaisi and UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Gelati Monastery and Upper Svaneti are within easy erach.
Passengers can fly Club Europe (Business class) and Euro Traveller (Economy). Euro Traveller customers enjoy a complimentary drink and snack, while Club Europe customers have lounge access, a full meal service, priority boarding and an additional baggage allowance included in their ticket.
British Airways operates flights from eight UK airports to London Heathrow, allowing customers from the likes of Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester and Newcastle to travel to Tbilisi seamlessly via Heathrow on a single ticket.
Neil Chernoff, Chief Planning and Strategy Officer at British Airways, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Tbilisi back into our route network, after our last scheduled service in 2013. We expect this to be a popular route with the leisure market, which has seen a strong comeback since 2019, as well as with those looking to enjoy direct flights to visit friends and family.”
Mariam Kvrivishvili, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, said: “We are proud that flagship carrier British Airways has decided to enter the Georgian market, which is important recognition for our country. This will significantly boost Georgia’s awareness within the UK market and improve connectivity with the USA, which is a strategic partner country of Georgia.”
The timings of both the inbound and outbound flights have been optimised for passengers wishing to connect onto other services from Heathrow, particularly New York and destinations across Europe which aren’t served directly from Georgia, such as Madrid and Barcelona.
Flight BA890 aboard an Airbus A320new will depart Heathrow at 21.25 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. They will arrive in Tbilisi at 05.30 am the following day.
