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CHIEF DEPARTMENT OF THE CIVIL AVIATION REFUTES HURRIYET DAILY NEWS INFORMATION
10:42, 30 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Chief Department of the Civil
Aviation of Armenia has not submitted any application regarding the
Yerevan-Van flight. In a conversation with "Armenpress" the Press
Secretary of the Chief Department of the Civil Aviation of Armenia
Nelli Cherchinyan stated that the news according to which the flights
will launch in two weeks is not true. She stated: "Usually companies
should submit applications for flights two weeks before the date of
a flight, while the Civil Aviation has not submitted any."
In a conversation with Hurriyet Daily News businessman and member of
the Van Industry and Trade Chamber (VATSO) Ayhan Fidan stated that
Yerevan-Van flights will launch in two weeks. The Turkish businessman
stated: "The land distance between Van and Yerevan is 230 kilometers.
It is possible to cover this distance by car if the border was open.
Now it will take 25 minutes for a plane to take off in Van and to
land in Yerevan." 30 travel agencies of Van developed a package of
suggestion, which will support the flights between the two countries.
Fidan said: "We aim for 79 percent occupancy rates in the flights."
Also the Turkish businessman said that he is hopeful that the shuttle
trade in Istanbul may shift to Van as a result of the flights, thanks
to its lower transportation costs.
From: A. Papazian
10:42, 30 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The Chief Department of the Civil
Aviation of Armenia has not submitted any application regarding the
Yerevan-Van flight. In a conversation with "Armenpress" the Press
Secretary of the Chief Department of the Civil Aviation of Armenia
Nelli Cherchinyan stated that the news according to which the flights
will launch in two weeks is not true. She stated: "Usually companies
should submit applications for flights two weeks before the date of
a flight, while the Civil Aviation has not submitted any."
In a conversation with Hurriyet Daily News businessman and member of
the Van Industry and Trade Chamber (VATSO) Ayhan Fidan stated that
Yerevan-Van flights will launch in two weeks. The Turkish businessman
stated: "The land distance between Van and Yerevan is 230 kilometers.
It is possible to cover this distance by car if the border was open.
Now it will take 25 minutes for a plane to take off in Van and to
land in Yerevan." 30 travel agencies of Van developed a package of
suggestion, which will support the flights between the two countries.
Fidan said: "We aim for 79 percent occupancy rates in the flights."
Also the Turkish businessman said that he is hopeful that the shuttle
trade in Istanbul may shift to Van as a result of the flights, thanks
to its lower transportation costs.
From: A. Papazian