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    ARMENIAN AIRLINE ARMAVIA LAUNCHES RIGA-YEREVAN FLIGHTS
    Alla Petrova

    The Baltic Course
    http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/ ?doc=2131
    June 3 2008
    Latvia

    The Armenian airline Armavia announced that it is launching direct
    flights between Riga and Armenia's capital city of Yerevan. Mikhail
    Baghdasarov, head of Armavia's founding company Mika Armenia Trading,
    said that Riga would be Armavia's first destination in the Baltic
    countries. Baghdasarov is confident that the new flight will be
    popular with both Latvian and Armenian residents.

    Baghdasarov said that many passengers had to use transit flights
    via Vienna and Moscow to travel to/from Riga and Yerevan. Latvia's
    accession to the Schengen area will also prompt Armenians' interest
    in the new flights.

    The number of flights from Yerevan to Riga could be increased in the
    future, Baghdasarov said. He is confident that each flight between
    Yerevan and Riga will be sold out next year already.

    Riga International Airport Chairman of the Board Krisjanis Peters
    said that he is pleased with new airlines offering flights to and from
    Riga. The airport's passenger turnover this year is projected at four
    million, and, to achieve it, the airport is working on attracting new
    airlines. This year the airport is planning to introduce flights to
    15 new destinations overall, three airlines have started operating
    flights from Riga so far this year.

    Peters hopes that the flights between Riga and Yerevan will help
    develop business and tourism connections between Latvia and Armenia.

    Earlier yesterday, Baghdasarov had a meeting with the heads of the
    Latvian national airline airBaltic, and said that both companies could
    develop successful cooperation. Armavia is interested in entering the
    Northern Europe market, and the possible flights to Norway, Sweden and
    Finland. On the other hand, Armavia operates direct flights to Egypt,
    Turkey, Thailand and other countries in the east, which could be of
    interest to passengers in the Baltic countries.

    In the coming months, Armavia is planning to launch direct flights
    from Yerevan to Los Angeles in the United States, Baghdasarov added.

    Armavia Director General Norair Belluyan said that twenty years ago
    flights between Riga and Yerevan were in high demand. Belluyan is
    pleased that the flights will be resumed now, and he believes that they
    will promote tourism and business relations between Latvia and Armenia.

    Armavia in cooperation with airBaltic will offer three flights a week
    from Riga to Yerevan.

    Armavia is Armenia's national airline and the leader on the Armenian
    aviation market, it was founded in 1996 by Aviafin and Mika Armenia
    Trading.

    The airline employs more than 550 people overall, it offers flights
    from Armenia to Russia and C.I.S. countries as well as to Europe and
    Middle East.

    Armavia performs more than 70 regular flights to thirteen countries
    each week.

    Armavia is the third foreign airline to start flying to Riga this
    year. At the beginning of this year, Lithuania's FlyLAL started
    operating flights to Riga, and at the beginning of May, Germany's
    low-cost airline Germanwings launched flights between Riga and Cologne.
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