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Israeli airline Arkia to operate flights between Tel Aviv and Yerevan from June
YEREVAN, May 24. / ARKA /. The second-largest Israeli airline Arkia
will start operating regular flights between Tel Aviv and Yerevan from
June, Marcelo Wende, the chief executive officer of Armenia's
international airport Zvartnots told journalists today, adding that
regular flights will help strengthen Armenian-Israeli ties.
He said six million Israeli citizen's travel abroad annually for
vacations and given good Armenian-Israeli relations, Armenia has the
potential to attract some of them.
Alexander Nurok, Arkia's representative in Armenia, said the flights
will boost both tourism industry in both countries and also
Armenian-Israeli relations. He said Israel has facilitated the process
of obtaining visas for citizens of Armenia. Earlier they had to travel
to neighboring Georgia to get visas, where there is an Israeli
Embassy. Now visas can be obtained at local travel agencies. He said
the airline is making two weekly flights to Tbilisi, and after
studying the Armenian market it decided to start flights to Yerevan as
well.
Nurok said the airline will be operating a weekly flight by Embraer
E-95 aircraft with 120 economy class seats. The two-way ticket cost is
310 euros. The first flight from Tel Aviv to Yerevan is scheduled for
May 28. All the tickets have already been purchased.
Arkia was founded in 1950 and is the second largest airline in Israel
after El-Al. In 2012 it flew 1.6 million passengers.
Armenia's Zvartnots airports is run by Argentinean Argentine American
International Airports, owned by Argentine citizen of Armenian origin
Eduardo Eurnekian. The 30-year concession agreement with Armenian
government was signed in 2011. -0-
YEREVAN, May 24. / ARKA /. The second-largest Israeli airline Arkia
will start operating regular flights between Tel Aviv and Yerevan from
June, Marcelo Wende, the chief executive officer of Armenia's
international airport Zvartnots told journalists today, adding that
regular flights will help strengthen Armenian-Israeli ties.
He said six million Israeli citizen's travel abroad annually for
vacations and given good Armenian-Israeli relations, Armenia has the
potential to attract some of them.
Alexander Nurok, Arkia's representative in Armenia, said the flights
will boost both tourism industry in both countries and also
Armenian-Israeli relations. He said Israel has facilitated the process
of obtaining visas for citizens of Armenia. Earlier they had to travel
to neighboring Georgia to get visas, where there is an Israeli
Embassy. Now visas can be obtained at local travel agencies. He said
the airline is making two weekly flights to Tbilisi, and after
studying the Armenian market it decided to start flights to Yerevan as
well.
Nurok said the airline will be operating a weekly flight by Embraer
E-95 aircraft with 120 economy class seats. The two-way ticket cost is
310 euros. The first flight from Tel Aviv to Yerevan is scheduled for
May 28. All the tickets have already been purchased.
Arkia was founded in 1950 and is the second largest airline in Israel
after El-Al. In 2012 it flew 1.6 million passengers.
Armenia's Zvartnots airports is run by Argentinean Argentine American
International Airports, owned by Argentine citizen of Armenian origin
Eduardo Eurnekian. The 30-year concession agreement with Armenian
government was signed in 2011. -0-