Armenia and Ireland may establish direct flights, the General Department of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday, May 16.

At a meeting with a delegation led by Chief Executive of the Irish Aviation Authority Eamonn Brennan, deputy head of Armenia’s GDCA Arsen Poghosyan discussed issues of cooperation in the field of air communications, including the establishment of direct flights, which would help develop bilateral relations.

The "open skies" policy or the program of ensuring competitive conditions in the provision of air services was adopted by the Armenian government on October 23, 2013.

After the policy was adopted, new carriers returned to or were introduced in the Armenian market, including Aegean Airways, Georgian Airways, Iraqi Airways, Al Naser, Mahan Air, Middle East Airlines, S7 Airlines, Czech Airlines, LOT.