ArmInfo. Prices of aircraft servicing at Zvartnots Airport of Yerevan are quite competitive according to international standards, Acting Economy Minister Artsvik Minasyan said in Parliament on Wednesday.
He said servicing of 1 aircraft at Zvartnots Airport costs $5,827, while at Tbilisi Airport 1 aircraft is serviced for $6,652, and in Baku - for $10,339. At the same time, the minister did not deny the fact that almost half of incoming and outgoing passengers of Armenia choose Georgia as a transit country. In 2015, the passenger flow of the Yerevan airport totaled 1 mln 879 thsd, while the number of transit passengers, who made use of Tbilisi Airport's services made up 1 mln 470 thsd.
The minister explained that many flights from Zvartnots Airport are simply unaffordable, and the flights from Tbilisi to Athens, Vienna, and Kyiv are cheaper. "At the same time, the Yerevan-Moscow flights are cheaper - by 46% with Siberia Airlines and by 34% with Aeroflot. The Yerevan-Dubai flights are also cheaper - by 9%", the minister said.
To note, over the past three years, 16 international air carriers closed their offices in Yerevan, while 10 companies opened representations in Yerevan. The unfavorable balance is obvious.
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