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    If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.
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    If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.


    If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

    If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

    — Jo Kibble (Political Animal) (@politicanimal.bsky.social) 2026-03-03T14:26:33.660Z



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    1. mdivan on

      I don’t think bottle of wine is a good gift in their situation, maybe get them a quality coffee

    2. jandaba7 on

      Agree re ATC but I’m sure there are discussions on jacking overflight fees as we speak.

    3. WorkingExercise1316 on

      ამით მემგონი ფულსაც ვიღებთ ხო?

    4. External_Tangelo on

      Nice sentiment, but I don’t think the author of the post is any good at reading maps (or aware of aviation patterns). Just about as many planes actually pass over Armenia than Georgia on the east-west corridor, and then basically all of them from both Armenia and Georgia end up in Azerbaijan airspace, except for the few that hook up to Russia. If you’re in Tbilisi on a clear day, you’ll notice that most of the high distant aircraft are far in the south. They only start to be directly overhead if you’re in Javakheti, Kvemo Kartli, or the southern side of Kakheti (Udabno area). No doubt Georgian ATC is working hard, but the whole region is working just as hard or harder, it’s not like we are the only link in the chain.

    7. pintord on

      As of March 2026, Georgia’s airspace is among the busiest in the region. Because airlines must pay “overflight fees” to the national air navigation service provider (Sakaeronavigatsia) for every kilometer flown over its territory, the country is seeing record-breaking revenues. Industry estimates suggest Georgia is now earning roughly $40 million to $60 million USD annually just from overflight fees. Airlines aren’t just crossing a corner of Georgia; they are flying the full length of the country to stay within the “Middle Corridor” (Turkey–Georgia–Azerbaijan–Caspian Sea). Since fees are distance-based, longer paths through Georgian airspace mean bigger checks.