ARMENIAN PREMIER: ARMENIA NEEDS NEW RESERVE AIRPORT

ArmInfo
2009-01-30 13:05:00

ArmInfo. Armenia needs new reserve airport which can serve to
international flights, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan
said today over discussion of the annual report of the head of Civil
Aviation General Department [CAGD].

Stemming from the speech of the head of the CAGD Artem Movsisyan, the
premier came to the conclusion that the Shirak airport as a reserve
one cannot serve international flights because of its location at
highlands, if the Yerevan Zvartnots airport is shut down because bad
weather conditions.

Tigran Sarkisyan said that European air companies are afraid of landing
at Shirak airport from the pint of view of security and land in the
airports of neighbouring Georgia and Turkey. "We have to do everything
possible to have the third reserve airport. This is stemming from
the idea of security of the country", – he said. The premier charged
Movsisyan to investigate the issue.

To note, there are 13 airports in Armenia, and only 3 of them are
functioning.