Passenger traffic in Armenian airports grew 16.5% in OctoberNovember 8, 2019 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The two Armenian airports served 298,300 people in October, up by 12.6% against the same period last year. An 14.6 % increase in passenger traffic was observed in Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport, which served 286,227 passengers against the 249,857 of October 2018. Shirak Airport of Gyumri, meanwhile, served 12,073 passengers, down by 19.9% from last year's 15,067. Since the beginning of the year, 2,695,266 people used the services of the two airports of Armenia, up by 11.5% overall. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |