Armavia
Armavia is an airline based at Zvartnots Airport, Yerevan in Armenia. It is currently the largest airline in Armenia.
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History
Armavia was established in 1996 but commercial flights were not started until 2001. In 2002, Armavia established an alliance with Siberia Airlines in Russia. And in October of the same year, the company's first Airbus A320 was delivered, followed by another in August 2003.
In 2003, Armavia received routes from Armenian Airlines, which declaired bankrupt. And in Janurary 1, 2005, Armenia further received routes from Armenian International Airways, making it the largest airline in Armenia.
2005 News
Armavia was strongly criticised by the Armenian aviation authorities after announcing the cancellation of all weekend departures from Yerevan to Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris duirng the first quarter of 2005. The airline said demand for the flights was too low to operate profitably, but the authorities maintain the flights are essential to develop trade (ref: Airliner World, March 2005).
Services
Armavia currently serve the following destinations across the CIS, Europe, Middle East and Russia.
CIS
Europe
Middle East
Russia
- Ekaterinburg
- Krasnodar
- Mineralnye Vody
- Moscow (Domodedovo and Vnukovo)
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Novosibirsk
- Rostov
- Samara
- Sochi
- St. Petersburg
- Stavropol
- Volgograd
Fleet
Armavia currently operate a fleet of 3 Airbus A320-200 aircraft (at March 2005), as well as Tupolev Tu-134 and Antonov An-24 aircraft.