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AIR ARMENIA: NEW TERMINAL AT ZVARTNOTS TRANSFORMS NATION'S INTERNATIONAL GATE
By Sara Khojoyan
ArmeniaNow
20.09.11 | 11:39
As part of events marking the 20th anniversary of Armenia's
independence, an opening ceremony has been held for the new terminal
at an international airport near Yerevan. The new facility will double
the passenger service capacity, both arrivals and departures.
Modernization of Zvartnots Airport that was launched in 2002 is
nearing completion. Besides new construction it has also included the
development of infrastructure, efforts to raise the level of services
to international standards, etc.
The official opening of the new Zvartnots terminal on September 16
was attended by President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Karekin II,
the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan,
other officials.
According to Armenia's vice-premier, the newly opened terminal is
Armenia's new air gate.
"The main goal of the project is to double the airport's existing
capacity and complete the new complex. Thus, Zvartnots Airport that has
operated since 1961 is being brought into conformity with international
class B, which is the highest class in the South Caucasus," said
Gevorgyan at the opening ceremony, stressing that the new complex
offers all modern conditions for citizens and guests of Armenia.
The deputy prime minister added that the complex's arrival and
departure halls will be the best in the region in terms of their
technical equipment.
"There is no doubt that the project will be a major boost to tourism
development, as well as for turning Armenia into a major center for
transit passengers in the region. Besides, the new complex and an
emerging new economic environment around it will have a significant
impact on Armenia's economic progress," Gevorgyan emphasized.
According to Argentinean-Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian,
who heads the Corporacion America SA group that manages Zvartnots, a
well-equipped airport is a necessity for Armenia's survival. "In 1991,
I could not even imagine my involvement in this program, which has a
unique national importance," said the affluent Diaspora representative.
"My investments have been made all over the world, but I've never
felt the delight like I do in Armenia," added Eurnekian, promising
to continue investments in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
The construction of the new terminal's arrival and departure halls
and a car park took place in 2008-2011. The complex occupies a space
of 34,000 square meters, while the new parking area meant for 600
cars is situated on 20,000 square meters.
The Armenia International Airports company that took up the management
of Zvartnots in 2002 has already invested $480 million in the building
of the new complex and modernization of airport infrastructure. Due
to this investment the airport is capable of serving 3.5 million
passengers a year, more than double the number of passengers it could
serve in the past (1.6 million). Now it also can handle 2,800 baggage
pieces per hour.
The complex built according to the design of the international airport
in Vancouver, Canada, will be fully put into operation in October.
By Sara Khojoyan
ArmeniaNow
20.09.11 | 11:39
As part of events marking the 20th anniversary of Armenia's
independence, an opening ceremony has been held for the new terminal
at an international airport near Yerevan. The new facility will double
the passenger service capacity, both arrivals and departures.
Modernization of Zvartnots Airport that was launched in 2002 is
nearing completion. Besides new construction it has also included the
development of infrastructure, efforts to raise the level of services
to international standards, etc.
The official opening of the new Zvartnots terminal on September 16
was attended by President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Karekin II,
the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan,
other officials.
According to Armenia's vice-premier, the newly opened terminal is
Armenia's new air gate.
"The main goal of the project is to double the airport's existing
capacity and complete the new complex. Thus, Zvartnots Airport that has
operated since 1961 is being brought into conformity with international
class B, which is the highest class in the South Caucasus," said
Gevorgyan at the opening ceremony, stressing that the new complex
offers all modern conditions for citizens and guests of Armenia.
The deputy prime minister added that the complex's arrival and
departure halls will be the best in the region in terms of their
technical equipment.
"There is no doubt that the project will be a major boost to tourism
development, as well as for turning Armenia into a major center for
transit passengers in the region. Besides, the new complex and an
emerging new economic environment around it will have a significant
impact on Armenia's economic progress," Gevorgyan emphasized.
According to Argentinean-Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian,
who heads the Corporacion America SA group that manages Zvartnots, a
well-equipped airport is a necessity for Armenia's survival. "In 1991,
I could not even imagine my involvement in this program, which has a
unique national importance," said the affluent Diaspora representative.
"My investments have been made all over the world, but I've never
felt the delight like I do in Armenia," added Eurnekian, promising
to continue investments in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
The construction of the new terminal's arrival and departure halls
and a car park took place in 2008-2011. The complex occupies a space
of 34,000 square meters, while the new parking area meant for 600
cars is situated on 20,000 square meters.
The Armenia International Airports company that took up the management
of Zvartnots in 2002 has already invested $480 million in the building
of the new complex and modernization of airport infrastructure. Due
to this investment the airport is capable of serving 3.5 million
passengers a year, more than double the number of passengers it could
serve in the past (1.6 million). Now it also can handle 2,800 baggage
pieces per hour.
The complex built according to the design of the international airport
in Vancouver, Canada, will be fully put into operation in October.