Passenger traffic at Zvartnots airport totaled over 647,000 people in January-June 2010July 28, 2010 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The passenger traffic at Zvartnots airport totaled over 647,000 people in January-June 2010 against 583,500 during the same period of last year, according to the press service of the RA General Department of Civil Aviation. The number of arrived passengers totaled 300,300 people in January-June 2010 against 274,300 people during the same period of last year. Meanwhile, the number of departed passengers totaled 347,600 people during the first six months of 2010 against 309,200 people in 2009. The number of take-offs and landings at Zvartnots airport amounted to 4279 in January-June 2010 against 3742 during the same period of last year. 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 | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |