ARMENIAN ARMAVIA AIR COMPANY TO LAUNCH REGULAR FLIGHTS TO ZURICH AND BERLIN SOON

ARKA
March 16, 2009

YEREVAN, March 16. /ARKA/. Armavia, Armenian national air company,
is to launch regular flights to Zurich and Berlin and back on March
30, Norayr Belluyan, director general of the company, said Saturday
answering the question ARKA News Agency correspondent put to him.

"The first flight will be operated on March 30 and regular flights
will operate from April 14 twice a week", he said.

Flight to Zurich and bank will be operated on Tuesdays and Thursdays
and Yerevan-Berlin-Yerevan flights on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Besides, flights from Yerevan to Marcel will become more frequent –
twice a week instead of former once.

Belluyan said that Yerevan-Los Angeles flight will be launched as well,
but he found it difficult to point out the exact date.

He said that the negotiation over the matter is under way now.

"The flight will be launched after the company obtains the final
permission from Armenian and American parts", Belluyan said.

"We have even negotiated over an aircraft intended specially for this
very route, but this is not reasonable to negotiate over the matter
before getting the final decision."

Armavia national air company is the leader at Armenia’s aviation
market.

The company was established in 1996 by Aviafin Ltd and Mika Armenia
Trading Ltd. In June 2005, Mikhail Baghd asarov, President of Mika
Armenia Trading Ltd, became the full owner of the company.

The company operates over 70 regular flights a week to countries of
the CIS, Middle East and Europe.

The aircraft fleet of the company contains two A320, two A319,
a Boing 737-300, a Soviet made Yak-42, a Tu-134 and an Il-86.