  Zvartnots airport served 1mln people over eight months of 2010 September 21, 2010 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The overall passenger transportation via Zvartnots airport totaled 1,064,450 people in January-August 2010 against 938,841 people during the same period last year. Over 502,241 people arrived in Zvartnots airport over the first eight months of 2010 against 448,565 people during the same period last year, the press service of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia reported. At that, the number of departed passengers totaled 560,209 people against 490,276 in 2009. 3,310t and 2,192t of cargo were imported to and exported from Armenia in January-August 2010 against 3,321t and 2,301t during the same period in 2009 respectively. The number of take-offs and landings at Zvartnots totaled 6,400 in January-August 2010 against 5,527 during the same period in 2009.   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 Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
