Rize-Artvin Airport flights are not enough
Rize residents, who think that the number of flights for Rize-Artvin Airport, which was opened on May 14, 2022, are insufficient, demand that the number of flights be increased in order not to decrease and increase the potential of the city during tourism months. Rize-Artvin Airport, which was opened on 14 May 2022, was used by 87 thousand 651 passengers between 1-30 June 2023. Within the framework of domestic flights to the airport, 605 planes, 603 planes on domestic flights and 2 planes on international flights, landed and took off. A total of 958,336 passengers used the Rize-Artvin Airport in the 13.5-month period from its opening to June 30, 2023. Although Rize-Artvin airport is liked by the people of Rize because of its proximity, it complains about the lack of flights. Therefore, the people of Rize demand an increase in the number of flights for the airport. Veysel Baki Biçer stated that since the planes only make flights to Istanbul and Ankara, flights should be made to other cities, and said, “Rize-Artvin airport is a well-made investment for the future of Rize, but as far as I know, the number of flights is very few. Although plenty of time has passed since its opening, the number of flights remained very low. If I want to go to İzmir from here or if I want to go to a different city, I cannot do it. I can only go to Istanbul and Ankara. It could have been overcome."
“I would like planes to fly all over Turkey, even the world” Stating that there should be flights from all over Turkey to the airport, Hasan Kaya said, “The airport is very nice for the people of Rize. I want planes to fly all over Turkey, even the world. As a Rize native, I would like tourists to come here. Flights need to be increased.”
“People can go and come closer here until they go to Trabzon” Stating that people from Rize could use the nearby Rize-Artvin airport instead of going to Trabzon, Sedrettin Koça said, "The airport was nice. Instead of going to Trabzon, it is closer to here, you can go and come right away. I would very much like to increase the number of expeditions. I haven't been yet, but I hope we will go"
“We want our expeditions to be increased” Nejdet Küçükaydın, who said that they wanted to increase the number of flights, said, “Our airport is working well and beautifully. Only the number of trips are required. We want our expeditions to be increased.