  In 2019, Armenia airports traffic grew by 10.9% y/y January 10, 2020 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The two Armenian airports served 3,169,144 people in 2019, up by 10.9% year-on-year, a statement provided by Armenia International Airports reveals. In December alone, a 6% increase in passenger traffic was observed in Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport, which served 226,786 passengers against the 213,953 of December 2018. Shirak Airport of Gyumri, meanwhile, served 11,280 passengers, up by 7.1% from last year's 10,535. On December 30, 2019, Zvartnots airport hit the three million passenger milestone for the first time ever. Traffic at Zvartnots stood at 2,690,727 passengers in 2018.   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
