Monday, August 7 2017 12:37

ArmInfo. In Jan-July of 2017, the flow of passengers through both Armenian airports was 1,373,856, thus, compared to the same period in 2016 having registered a growth of 28%.

According to the data of the General  Department of Civil Aviation of  Armenia (GDCA), only in June of this year 270 751 passengers were transported through Zvartnots Yerevan Airport, which is 19% higher than in July of the previous year. In total, the growth of passenger air transportation in January-July this year. Through the airport "Zvartnots" was equal to 24.7%. During the same period, 12,708 tons of cargo were transported via Zvartnots airport, which is 59.7% more than in the previous year.

Through Gyumri airport Shirak in Jan-July 2017, 9,098 passengers were transported, which is 15063% more than the same period in 2016. In the first half of this year, passenger traffic through the Gyumri airport in comparison with the same period in 2016 increased by 526.6%.

In both airports, according to the data of GDCA, during the reporting period, the number of departures and arrivals increased by 24.2%.