A few minutes after takeoff, the Wizz Air flight Kutaisi - Barcelona landed back at Kutaisi International Airport. The reason for the return of the plane was information about the alleged presence of explosives on board - Kutaisi International Airport issued an official statement on this matter.

According to them, all relevant services have been mobilized on the spot.

“A few minutes after takeoff, the Kutaisi-Barcelona flight landed back at Kutaisi International Airport. The reason was information received by the airline about the probable presence of an explosive on board, on the basis of which the crew decided to return the plane to Kutaisi airport.

“All relevant services have been mobilized on the spot and are checking the aircraft,” the airport said in a statement.