January 20, 2011 - 16:48 AMT
Overall passenger transportation via Zvartnots airport reached 1.6mln in 2010

The overall passenger transportation via Zvartnots airport reached 1,612,016 people in January-December 2010 against 1,447,397 people during the same period in 2009.

Over 795,150 people arrived in Zvartnots airport in 2010 against 717 562 people in 2009, the press service of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia reported. The number of departed passengers totaled 816,866 people against 729,835 in 2009.

In January-December 2010 the cargo transportation via Zvartnots airport amounted to 8.8thous. tons against 8.4thous. tons during the same period in 2009.

Specifically, 5,500t and 3,300t of cargo were imported to and exported from Armenia against 5,200t and 3,100t during the same period in 2009 respectively.

The total number of takeoffs and landing in Zvartnots airport totaled 9,783 in 2010 against 8,699 in 2009.