AIR FEE TO BE INCORPORATED IN AIRFARE IN ARMENIA

July 3
ARKA

The 10,000 Drams’ air fee collected from air passengers leaving
Armenia in the country’s airports will be incorporated in airfare.

The respective law is expected to be passed by the country’s
parliaments by the end of this year, Armenian Minister of Finance
Tigran Davtian said.

Yet, the air ticket price will remain unchanged as the final cost is
formed based on offer and demand, not on the prime cost, he said. This
practice is used in many countries, the Minister said.

The incorporated air fee will be transferred to tour operators – to
the corresponding air company; the latter, in its turn, will transfer
it to concessionaires and then to the state budget, he said adding
that air fees paid to the state budget total $20-30mln every year. -0–