YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. , Air tax in Armenia may be removed, and ticket prices will go down, Tatevik Revazian, head of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia, told journalists on Monday summarizing the results of one year of her activity in office. The air tax (AMD 10,000 or around $20.9) was introduced in Armenia on March 29, 2009.
In 2014, the tax was removed for Shirak Airport in Gryumri to attract lowcosters. Revazian said she finds it wrong to set such high prices for tickets and take air tax from passengers, since this deters new companies from entering Armenian market.
In her words, to make the Armenian air market more attractive to lowcosters, the department has worked out legislative changes, which imply also air tax exemption. –0—