  Armavia passenger flow increased by 10%July 10, 2009 - 20:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armavia's passenger flow has increased by 10%, the company's deputy director general Rafael Avetikyan said. He explained the fact by improvement of services and extension of routes. "We will operate Yerevan-Rome and Yerevan-Batumi flights in the near future. Flights to U.S. cities are also envisaged," Avetikyan said. As to the crisis, he said that it affected the company and its price policy. "Prices for some services have gone up," he said. Avetikyan also noted that the crisis ousted weak actors from market.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
