NUMBER OF FLIGHTS OF ARMAVIA GROWS BY 24.9% IN FIRST HALF OF 2007 ON SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Sep 4, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The airline Armavia operated 2,741
regular flights in the first half of 2007 against 2,195 ones in the
same period of last year (24.9% growth). 227 thousand passengers were
transported in January-June 2007 against 182.1 thousand in the same
period of 2006 (24.7% growth). The cargo transportation indices made
1,310 tons and 1,192.2 tons respectively (10% growth).
NT was informed from the airline’s press service that in the first half
of 2007, Armavia’s fleet was replenished by a Boeing 737 300 plane with
the speed of 800-900 km per hour and 126 passenger seats. Armavia’s
fleet mainly consists of updated A-320 and A-319 planes. The airline
plans to replenish its fleet with new A-320 and "Russian Regional Jet"
planes in 2008.
New flights Yerevan-Cologne-Yerevan and Yerevan-Lyons-Yerevan opened
in the indicated period. The program on Yerevan-Los Angeles-Yerevan
flight has been developed, and the Armenian and US sides are currently
conducting negotiations around it at governmental level.