Wednesday, January 10 2018 20:05

ArmInfo. According to the results of 2017, the passenger traffic of Armenian airports exceeded 2.5 million, which is 20.6% more than the annual figure. This is reported by the press service of the General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA).

Only in December the number of passengers of airports Zvartnots and Shirak increased by 7.9% to 206.6 thousand, while a year earlier in the same month their number was 192.5 thousand people.

During the reporting period, Zvartnots International Airport received 2.4 million passengers, exceeding the annual indicator by 16.3%. Cargo transportation at the airport increased by 22.1%, amounting to 22.3 thousand tons.

In particular, the number of passengers of the Gyumri airport "Shirak" reached 105.6 thousand people, whereas a year earlier this figure was only 12.4 thousand citizens. Only in December 2017 the number of passengers of the airport "Shirak" reached 14.6 thousand people, against 2 thousand a year earlier for the same period.

According to the source, Armenia's airports have increased by 18% both takeoffs and landings.

According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, in 2016, passenger traffic in Armenia increased by 10.4% to 2.1 million people. Cargo transportation by air transport for the reporting period increased by 79.4% - to 18.3 thousand tons.