Yerevan airport traffic grows by 29% in NovemberDecember 7, 2016 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The passenger traffic at Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport soared by 29% in November 2016 as compared to the same period last year. According to the General Department of Civil Aviation, 1,916,522 passengers have used the services of the airport in January-November 2016, registering an 11% year-on-year increase. In the reporting period, 15,848 tons of cargo has been transported, up by 84.1% against the same period in 2015. The traffic at airport grew by 32% in the previous month, while 9.5% more passengers used the services of the airport in the first ten months of 2016. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |