Armenia abolishes departure tax for new destinationsOctober 17, 2019 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will not be collecting departure taxes on flights to destinations that haven’t been served in the past 12 months, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a cabinet meeting on Thursday, October 17. The decision applies to all the carriers who will enter the Armenian market and fly to new destinations, he said. The move, Pashinyan said, will bring in serious changes in the aviation market and boost the development of tourism in the country. The PM also hailed Ryanair’s decision to launch flights from Armenia to four European cities, which, according to him, will benefit Armenians, the economy and consumers in general. Ryanair will be flying from Yerevan to Rome and Milan starting from January 2020, to Berlin starting from summer 2020, when the Irish budget carrier will also be offering flights from the northern Armenian town of Gyumri to Memmingen. Prices for tickets will start from €30, and the airline will fly to the European cities twice a week, said David O'Brien, Chief Commercial Officer at Ryanair, on Wednesday. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |