ARMAVIA STARTS FLIGHTS IN FIX NEW DIRECTIONS IN JANUARY, 2005
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21. ARMINFO. The national air carrier of Armenia,
Armavia company, will start flights in six new directions in January,
2005, the company’s press-service informs ARMINFO.
According to the source, these are the flights U8-303/304
Yerevan-Dubai-Yerevan on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 00:30,
U8-305/306 Yerevan-Beirut-Yerevan on Wednesday at 22:50, U8-
101/107 Yerevan-Paris-Yerevan on Mondays and Thursdays at 05:00,
U8-105/106 Yerevan-Athens-Yerevan on Saturdays at 06:35, U8-888/889
Yerevan-St.Petersburg-Yerevan on Saturdays at 16:35 and U8-855-856
Yerevan-Kiev-Yerevan ¬ on Thursdays at 7:00.
The first flight Yerevan-Paris-Yerevan is fixed on January
3. Armavia Press Secretary Garik Siroyan states that Armavia will
carry out non-stop flights from Yerevan to Beirut, Dubai, Paris,
Athens. Meanwhile, as to the flights to Saint Petersburg and Kiev,
Armavia has rivals, “Pulkovo” air carrier (one flights weekly) and
“Donbassaero” air carrier (one flight to Kiev weekly). The flights
to all the six directions will be carried out by Airbus A320.
It should be noted that flights in these directions are currently
carried out by the “Armenian International Airlines.” The license of
this company exhausts on Dec 31, 2004. It should be noted that within
9 months of 2004, Armavia transported over 316,000 passengers and 1.1
thousand tons of post and cargoes. The company’s passenger-turnover
totaled 557.7 mln p/km, with cargo turnover being 2.3 mln t/km. The
share of Armavia in the total passenger turnover in Armenia in 9 months
of 204 grew as compared to the same period of 2003 by 17% and totaled
43%. The company serves 20 routes and has interline-agreement with
over 40 air carrier in the world. The company was founded in 2001. Its
strategic partners the second large Russian air line Siberia.-
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