Armenia in talks to bring more budget carriers to Gyumri airportOctober 27, 2016 - 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is currently negotiating with several budget airlines for starting regular flights from Shirak airport in Gyumri, chief of the General Department of Civil Aviation Sergey Avetisyan said on Thursday, October 27. “Before entering the market, the air companies should assess how much demand their services garner,” Avetisyan said. As reported earlier, Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda Airlines will start operating regular flight to and from Gyumri. “The company will fly Boeing-737 and Boeing-800 aircraft which have some 180 seats each,” the chief of aviation department said. “Budget airlines usually employ “starting from … to” pricing policy, and low costs must become the airport’s chief competitive advantage.” Also, he said, the facility in Gyumri must become a hub for discount air companies. Related links: Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |