Lufthansa entering Armenian market from August 13July 15, 2021 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia International Airports CJSC announced on Thursday, July 15 that the negotiations are completed and Lufthansa will be entering the Armenian market on August 13. The airline will operate flights between Frankfurt (Germany) and Yerevan three times a week. Flights from Frankfurt to Yerevan will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and from Yerevan to Frankfurt on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Lufthansa is a part of the Lufthansa Group, which already has a strong presence in Armenia. Austrian Airlines has been operating flights from Vienna to Yerevan for the past 20 years, Brussels Airlines now offers 5 weekly flights from Brussels to Yerevan and Eurowings will soon operate direct flights from Cologne beginning from August 5. “We, as Lufthansa Group airlines, are pleased to increase our presence at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan and introduce our brand new route Yerevan-Frankfurt with 3 weekly flights. After 20 years of successful operations of Austrian Airlines flights to Yerevan, starting on August 13, our largest carrier, Lufthansa will enter the market, and offer our travelers from Armenia even more opportunities to connect to the world. With the new connections, the Lufthansa Group will soon offer up to 16 weekly flights from Yerevan to Vienna, Brussels, Cologne and Frankfurt,” said René Koinzack, General Manager Sales Ukraine, Belarus, Turkmenistan and South Caucasus. 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |