Van-Yerevan-Van flight delayed indefinitelyMarch 29, 2013 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Turkey instructed Borajet air company to delay the opening of Van-Yerevan-Van direct flight for an indefinite period, Narekavan Tour travel company director Ashot Soghomonyan told PanARMENIAN.Net Yerevan hosted the presentation of Van-Yerevan-Van flight on March 14, with heads of tour companies, Armenian deputy minister of economy, representatives of U.S. embassy and EU mission in Armenia present. The first flight was scheduled on April 3 to be operated by Narekavan Tour jointly with Turkish Borajet. The ticket for a 40-minute trip was to be priced at $250, with a 20% discount offered for April flights. The decision might be triggered by Azeri reaction over the launch of the flight, with Baku accusing Ankara of "betraying relations with Baku and failing to consider Azeri interests in Karabakh issue." In an earlier conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net Turkologist Andranik Ispiryan characterized Azeri reaction as common. "Azeri hysterics prompted Ankara's remark, assuring Baku of being its best friend where Karabakh settlement is concerned," the expert said. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |