Azimuth launching flights to Armenia in summer 2018 March 30, 2018 - 10:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A newly established air company in southern Russia, Azimuth is planning to launch flights to Armenia and Kyrgyzstan in summer, airline market intelligence platform Aviator reveals. The carrier, which is based at Rostov-on-Don's Platov airport, is planning to increase its SSJ100 fleet to eight by the end of April 2018 and to 16 by 2022, allowing itself to reach more destinations in Europe and the CIS. Also, the company is reportedly aiming to operate flights to Germany and the Czech Republic in 2019. Azimuth carried 73,000 passengers in 2017 following its launch in September 2017. In 2018, the airline aims to serve 730,000 passengers. At the end of September 2017, the chairman of Azimuth's board of directors, Pavel Udod, suggested changing federal aviation rules (FAP) to allow flights to the EAEU countries at the initial stage of the airline's operation. Under current laws, any new air company must implement domestic flights for at least two years before taking on international routes. Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said back than that it had already been decided to make changes to the aviation rules to allow newly-created airlines using Russian aircraft to fly on regular routes, even if the number of planes is under eight.   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 |  Latest news Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion  The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. |
