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- ↑ Mghebrishvili, Victoria (20 October 2020). "გიორგი კოდუა ფრენების აღდგენაზე: "დაგვიანებულია"" [GIORGI KODUA ON RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS: "IT IS TOO LATE"]. ბიზნეს მედია საქართველო (bm.ge) (in Georgian). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World: 14. October 2018.
