  Armavia carried 574 000 passengersOctober 26, 2009 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of passengers Armavia carried is 574 000, Mikhail Baghdasarov , head of Mika Limited and the owner of Armavia told reporters October 26 in the capital of Bahrain - Manama. "Before the end of November that number will reach 600 000 passengers, and by the end of 2009 it will amount to 700 000," he added. He explained that the passenger traffic will grow when direct flight to the U.S. and new flights to the Middle East will operate, which, according to him, will make Armenia a transit city. Armavia, member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), performs about 250 flights a month to over 30 destinations in the CIS countries, Europe and the Middle East. In 2008 Armavia carried more than 647 thousand passengers.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan.Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |
