The representative of the General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA) Ashot Azizyan submitted a business plan to Armenia International Airports CJSC during discussions at Armenian Public Council.

The business plan includes a paragraph on demolition of the airport’s old terminal. According to Azizyan, with the unsatisfactory state the building is in, its fortification will require a minimum of AMD 10-12 million. Also, the old terminal renders the concessioner’s plan to expand the airport area impossible.

Architects present at the discussed spoke against the old terminal’s demolition, noting that the latter doesn’t necessarily hinder the expansion plan.

A representative of the air transport policy subcommittee Isabella Muradyan, in turn, noted that the old terminal allows landing of major airliners, servicing of several planes, with the new building having no such capacity. “The old terminal can also allocate a transit zone,” she said, objecting to the demolition of the terminal.

As Azizyan noted upon completion of discussions, GDCA will support any decision taken by the Public Council.

As the Public Council spokesperson Ani Gasparyan told PanARMENIAN.Net, a month ago, the head of the General Department of Civil Aviation Artem Movsisyan requested the Council to organize public hearings on the Zvartnots old terminal demolition.

“As he noted, with the airport development program discussed by the government and Armenia International Airports CJSC, the possibility of the terminal’s demolition is not ruled out,” Ms Gasparyan said.

At the same time, as Zvartnots press service told PanARMENIAN.Net, no application for demolition of the old terminal was submitted to the Municipality.

Earlier, the Municipality’s Architectural Council gave a negative assurance over the request of Armenia International Airports CJSC, owned by Argentinean-Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian, on demolition of the old terminal.