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DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSIT AIR TRAFFIC IN ARMENIA IS MAIN COMPONENT OF ARMAVIA'S
STRATEGY
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23. ARMINFO. Timetable of the flights of Armavia
is now formed counting on the development of transit traffic and
involvement of air flows between Europe and Asia, the south and
the north. Commercial Director of the company Mushegh Sayadian told
ARMINFO.
Sayadian mentioned that at favorable concatenation of circumstances
before the completion of the new terminal of Zvartnots airport
Armavia plans to set stables transit flows in these directions. "Of
course in this plan it's early yet to compete with Dubai or Istanbul,
but Yerevan has big opportunities to become the main air-transport
centre of the TransCaucasus", the interlocutor mentioned. Besides,
Armavia connects its future just with the development of transit.
In 2005 the national transporter plans to be engaged in the development
of Gyumri airport, as 20-25% of the passenger flow of Armenia are
residents of Shirak region and the southern regions of Georgia.
It should be noted that during nine months of 2004 the national
transporter of Armenia - the company Armavia has transported over
316,000 passengers and 1,100 tons of post and cargo. The passenger
turnover of the air company totaled 557/7 mln p/km, and the cargo
turnover 2.3 mln tons km. The company today serves 20 routes and has
interline-agreements with over 40 air companies of the world.
STRATEGY
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23. ARMINFO. Timetable of the flights of Armavia
is now formed counting on the development of transit traffic and
involvement of air flows between Europe and Asia, the south and
the north. Commercial Director of the company Mushegh Sayadian told
ARMINFO.
Sayadian mentioned that at favorable concatenation of circumstances
before the completion of the new terminal of Zvartnots airport
Armavia plans to set stables transit flows in these directions. "Of
course in this plan it's early yet to compete with Dubai or Istanbul,
but Yerevan has big opportunities to become the main air-transport
centre of the TransCaucasus", the interlocutor mentioned. Besides,
Armavia connects its future just with the development of transit.
In 2005 the national transporter plans to be engaged in the development
of Gyumri airport, as 20-25% of the passenger flow of Armenia are
residents of Shirak region and the southern regions of Georgia.
It should be noted that during nine months of 2004 the national
transporter of Armenia - the company Armavia has transported over
316,000 passengers and 1,100 tons of post and cargo. The passenger
turnover of the air company totaled 557/7 mln p/km, and the cargo
turnover 2.3 mln tons km. The company today serves 20 routes and has
interline-agreements with over 40 air companies of the world.