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May 20, 2019 (newstodate): Rumours of imminent opening by Ryanair of flights to Georgia have been around for a decade - and are now soaring again.
   Speaking to Georgian media, George Chogovadze, Georgian Airports Association Director General, has said that negotiations with Ryanair are almost completed, and an agreement will be finalized in the near future.
   According to Mr Chogovadze, Georgia is negotiating with Ryanair to launch flights to Tbilisi and Kutaisi.
   Already in 2010, Georgia's former minister of Economy and Sustainable Development said in a TV interview that Ryanair would come to Georgia from summer 2011, and similar statements have been several times since then while no action has been seen.  
   However, the first European LCC to enter the Georgian market was the Hungarian LCC WIZZ Air launching its first flight into Georgia from October 29, 2012, on the route between Kiev and Kutaisi.
   WIZZ Air since opened its base at Kutaisi Airport on September 23, 2016, with one aircraft, adding a second aircraft at the airport on May 17, 2018, and a third from May 2019.
   WIZZ Air is now operating flights from 27 European destinations to Kutaisi Airport.