Wednesday, September 4 2024 10:43

ArmInfo. On September 3, a direct flight between Armenia and China was opened for the first  time. Flights on the Urumqi-Yerevan-Urumqi route will be operated twice a week - on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The day before, a solemn ceremony to welcome the flight was held at  Zvartnots Airport. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of  Armenia Gnel Sanosyan, the Ambassador of Armenia to China Vahe  Gevorgyan, the Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Armenia  Chen Min, and other officials.

Sanosyan called this flight historic, given that air traffic was  opened between China and Yerevan for the first time. "We believe that  there is a great demand in this direction, and this will make life  easier and save a lot of time for people who are going to fly from  Armenia to China and vice versa. The flights will certainly serve to  increase passenger traffic, will contribute not only to the growth of  business contacts, but also to cultural communication between the two  nations. Emphasizing the economic component, I must note that the  direction of business tourism with China is very promising, and in  the case of direct air traffic, these contacts will be facilitated,"  the minister said in a conversation with journalists.

Sanosyan noted that the goal is to open new direct flights to and  from Armenia and expand the geography of flights. "This is the result  of a consistent policy. We strive to have new directions in the  aviation sector, constantly expand the geography of flights to  Armenia and other directions from Armenia, as a result of which  interest in our country will increase. We will not stop, because  there are a number of new directions on which consistent work is  being carried out. In the near future, we will have similar new  flights to major cities and countries of the world," the minister  emphasized. It should be noted that the flights are operated by China  Southern Airlines.