Passenger traffic in Armenian airports grows 2%May 10, 2019 - 11:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In April 2019, the two airports of Armenia served 217,030 people in total, up by 2% against the same period last year. Zvartnots airport in Yerevan served 205,419 passengers against 200,707 of the past April, while Shirak airport in Gyumri served 11,611 passengers against 12,070 in April last year. Since the beginning of the year, passenger traffic in the two Armenian airports totaled 795,605 people, up by 7.8 % year-on-year. In January-April 2019, Zvartnots and Shirak airports saw an increase of 2.6% in the number of takeoffs and landings. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |