Civil Aviation Agency: We did not give permission to the Russian airline UVT AERO to carry out a charter flight, as the mentioned airline is sanctioned - Kazakh airline SCAT Airlines will bring Aktobe football club to Georgia

The Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia did not give permission to the Russian airline UVT AERO to carry out a charter flight, because, according to them, the mentioned airline is sanctioned and is on the black list of the European Union.

As mentioned in the statement released by the Civil Aviation Agency, Kazakh airline SCAT Airlines will bring Aktobe football club to Georgia.

"Regarding the arrival of the football club Aktobe in Georgia, we would like to clarify that according to the initial application, the charter flight was to be carried out by the Russian airline (UVT AERO), which is sanctioned and is on the black list of the European Union. In addition, manufacturer's restriction is imposed on the aircraft that was planned to be flown. Accordingly, the Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia did not issue a flight permit to the mentioned airline. On the basis of the new application, the flight will be performed by the Kazakh airline SCAT Airlines, which was granted permission by the agency in the shortest possible time, within two hours. We would like to inform you that the charter flight will take place tomorrow. The flight will land at Kutaisi International Airport at 08:45," reads the statement.