Armenia to introduce new budget airline in AprilMarch 3, 2016 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new Armenian airline, Armenia, will conduct regular flights to Europe, CIS countries and some parts of Asia, at prices starting from $49, one of the company’s shareholders told Sputnik Armenia. According to Tamaz Gaiashvili, the company will operate flights at affordable and reasonable prices. Gariashvili further refuted rumors suggesting that Armenia’s Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan is among the shareholders of the new company. According to him, no government official is involved with the company. As Gaiashvili noted, the Armenian authorities are interested in supporting the development of the country’s aviation. General Manager of the company Robert Hovhannisyan said, in turn, that the first flight will be carried out on a Boeing 737-700 in mid-April. The 350-member airline staff is set to include several employees of the Georgian air company Airzena, while the remaining personnel will be comprised of local experts. The newly created company will exploit the aircraft, currently in service by the Georgian carrier. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |