Turkish Airlines announces plans to launch direct flights to Armenia 

ArmInfo. Turkey's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines plans to launch direct flights to Armenia, as Ankara steps up efforts to normalize relations with its neighbor,  Bloomberg reports. 

The majority state-owned airline said in a filing Tuesday it intends  to start scheduled service to Yerevan, subject to demand.

The move comes as Ankara and Yerevan push for a renewed effort to  improve ties, building on a US-brokered peace deal between Armenia  and Turkey's ally Azerbaijan.

Following the peace deal, the sides approved reopening a trade  corridor linking mainland Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave on  Turkey's border through Armenian territory.  Washington secured  exclusive development rights for the passage, now referred to as the  Trump Corridor.