Passenger traffic in Armenian airports grew 16.5% in OctoberNovember 8, 2019 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The two Armenian airports served 298,300 people in October, up by 12.6% against the same period last year. An 14.6 % increase in passenger traffic was observed in Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport, which served 286,227 passengers against the 249,857 of October 2018. Shirak Airport of Gyumri, meanwhile, served 12,073 passengers, down by 19.9% from last year's 15,067. Since the beginning of the year, 2,695,266 people used the services of the two airports of Armenia, up by 11.5% overall. 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 | U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback. 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. |