Armenia to cut prices for air tickets, aviation chief saysOctober 25, 2016 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prices for air tickets to and from Armenia will be reduced in the near future, chief of the General Department of Civil Aviation Sergey Avetisyan said during a parliament session on Monday, October 24. According to Avetisyan, a lot has changed in terms of ticket prices, but still there is room for improvement. "We are constantly comparing the tariffs with those in Tbilisi. Some destinations are cheaper to reach from there, and some tickets are better priced in Yerevan," he said. Also, he said, in September the passenger traffic grew by 30% year-on-year. Dwelling upon Shirak airport in Gyumri, Avetisyan said the Department is negotiating with a new air carrier - whose name he failed to disclose - which will most probably start operating in Armenia. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |