Air Armenia to resume flights as Russian debt problems settled

PanARMENIAN.Net - Air Armenia’s Russian representation issued necessary payments to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) to continue operating flights.

As Air Armenia marketing department chief Sirakan Hambartusmyan told PanARMENIAN.Net the Agency assured that the flights will be operated without restrictions.

Earlier, Russian Federal Air Transport Agency announced plans to suspend air navigation services to Air Armenia over the airline’s outstanding and current debts of $1.1 million staring from September 21.

According to the state-owned corporation, Air Armenia had repeatedly been given postponement for the outstanding air navigation services payments

As Air Armenia explained at the time, the payment problem was a technical one: the payments were extended in U.S. dollars and didn’t reach the addressee over banking sanctions. Further transactions will be made onto a new bank account, leaving only the current debt of $700 thousand unpaid.