  Overall passenger transportation via Zvartnots airport reached 1.6mln in 2010 January 20, 2011 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The overall passenger transportation via Zvartnots airport reached 1,612,016 people in January-December 2010 against 1,447,397 people during the same period in 2009. Over 795,150 people arrived in Zvartnots airport in 2010 against 717 562 people in 2009, the press service of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia reported. The number of departed passengers totaled 816,866 people against 729,835 in 2009. In January-December 2010 the cargo transportation via Zvartnots airport amounted to 8.8thous. tons against 8.4thous. tons during the same period in 2009. Specifically, 5,500t and 3,300t of cargo were imported to and exported from Armenia against 5,200t and 3,100t during the same period in 2009 respectively. The total number of takeoffs and landing in Zvartnots airport totaled 9,783 in 2010 against 8,699 in 2009.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |
