  Armenia airline’s maiden flight roars off the runway to Russia July 19, 2016 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia airline on Monday, July 18 carried out its first regular flight from Yerevan to Mineralnye Vody, Russia, a spokesman for the General Department of Civil Aviation said in a Facebook post. “The long anticipated flight took place in the morning,” Ruben Grdzelyan said on Monday. Launched just recently, the air company promised diversity in terms of destinations to attract passengers with low-price service and tickets to Europe, the CIS countries and some parts of Asia. The airline staff includes several employees of the Georgian air company Airzena, while the remaining personnel is comprised of local experts. Related links:   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 Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia.Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. |
