ZVARTNOTS’ CONCESSIONAIRE SUBMITS BID ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMPLEX

Noyan Tapan
Dec 18 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues related to the new complex to
be constructed at Zvartnots Airport, the aviation sector and Gyumri
Airport were discussed at the December 18 working meeting of the
Armenian president Robert Kocharian and the head of the Main Department
of Civil Aviation adjunct to the RA government Artyom Movsesian.

A. Movsesian informed the president that the concessionaire of
Zvartnots Airport has already submitted a bid on construction of
a new complex for passenger registration, flight safety and border
control. The bid will soon be presented to the government for approval.

The head of the Main Department of Civil Aviation presented passenger
transportation data, according to which in 2007, the number of
passengers made about 1.5 million, which is more by 0.5 million as
compared with 2003 and 2004.

A. Movsesian also spoke about the results of flight safety checkings
that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conducted
at Zvartnots Airport. According to these results, defects made up 7%,
which, as the department head explained, is a low index in comparison
with the average index of 40% in other countries.

The interlocutors also spoke about the work aimed at including the
newly-repaired Gyumri Airport in flight schedules and organizational
documents of European airlines. They discussed the amendments made
in the aviation legislation this year, as a result of which it has
been brought into line with international standards.

NT was informed by the RA president’s press service that R. Kocharian
gave instructions regarding the discussed issues.