ARMENIAN ARMAVIA AIR COMPANY INTENDS TO LAUNCH NEW REGULAR FLIGHTS TO BERLIN AND ZURICH IN APRIL

ARKA
Nov 20, 2008

YEREVAN, November 20. /ARKA/. Armavia, Armenian national air company,
is planning to launch new regular flights to Berlin and Zurich
in April.

Nana Avetisova, press secretary of the air company, said that the
flights will be operated twice a week and air fares won’t be higher
than European.

She stressed that Armavia intends to use new aircrafts for these
flights.

Earlier, Mikhail Baghdasarov, the owner of the air company, said
that Armavia intended to acquire new airbus A 321 that can carry
178 passengers.

The airbus is planned to come to Armenia in March.

Mikhail Baghdasarov, president of MIKA Armenia Trading, bough 100%
of Armavia’s shares in June 2005. The company offers routs to Russia,
CIS, Middle East and European countries to its clients.

Armavia operates flights in 30 directions to CIS and Europe. The
company has an Airbus 319, an Airbus 320, a Boeing 737, a Boeing 300,
Yak 42, Tu 134 and Il 86.