"SIBIR AVIA" PLANS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF ITS FLIGHTS FROM SHIRAK AIRPORT

Noyan Tapan
Oct 26, 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Sibir Avia airline may increase the
number of its flights starting from next year – after completion of the
repairs of Gyumri’s Shirak Airport. The airline’s chief representative
to Armenia Mushegh Sayadian told reporters on October 25 that it will
become possible by replacing the 150-seat TU-154 plane, by which two
flights a week are operated to Moscow, with a smaller plane.

The head of the RA Civil Aviation Department Artyom Movsesian said
that it is also envisaged to do some repair work at Shirak Airport’s
terminal next year.

Speaking about the fate of other Armenian airports, A. Movsesian noted
that it is impossible to put into operation again Kapan Airport,
which has not functioned for a long time, because this airport is
designed for domestic flights, whose operation is not profitable. As
regards Stepanavan Airport, according to the department head, either it
should be wound up in order to use its area for some other purpose or
another option should be found. A. Movsesian said that the department
applied to the government with the request to find a final solution
to this problem.