General Department of Civil Aviation: New airline companies will enter Armenian market

ArmInfo. Two or three airline  companies may enter Armenian market in 2017, Head of General  Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia Sergey Avetisyan stated at  the government's session on December 29. 

According to Avetisyan the Department has made proposals for  cooperation to more than 40 airline companies, mainly European ones.  Proposals were sent to airline companies from Asia, as well as the  Middle East. "At the moment 3-4 companies have already responded  stating about their plans to hold more detailed negotiations on  technical issues in the nearest future. We have expressed our  readiness and I think that progress will be achieved on this issue in  2017", Avetisyan said. 

Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapwtyan urged to keep the process  under control, stressing that it is very important for the country. 

The session also announced introduction of productive system of  management in the field of civil aviation and necessity to ensure  uninterrupted work of the field. It is also planned to modernize and  introduce online system of providing permissions for flights. As a  result the list of necessary documents will be shortened and the  procedure of providing permissions will be facilitated. 

To note according to the General Department of Civil Aviation  passenger flow through Yerevan Zvartnots international airport will  exceed 2 mln at the year-end 2016. As of today the following  companies carry out air transportation to Armenia: "Armenia", Aegean  Airways, Georgian Airways, Iraqi Airways, Al Naser, Mahan Air, Middle  East airways, S7 Airlines, Czech, LOT, Russian "Saratov airline  company" and"Ural Arilines",  Nordwind Airlines, "Pegas Fly",  "UTair", "Pobeda" Russian low-cost company.