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 congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |