One of Europe's biggest low-cost airlines, RyanAir, is finalizing its entry into Armenia aviation market.
The Irish company announced the launch of its cheap flights on Wednesday at a news conference attended by Chief Commercial Օfficer David O'Brien, Director of Armenia International Airports Marcelo Wende and Director of the Civil Aviation Committee Tatevik Revazyan.
The first flights - to Rome and Milan (italy) from Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport - are due on January 14; in late March, the company will launch an air route conntecting Armenia's capital with Berlin, Germany. Also in the same period, the airport in the second largest city of Gyumri will start serving flights to Memmingen.
“Our company is the biggest in Europe, as we are operating the largest network there. We conduct flights to mega centers and capitals but also connect regions. What matters to us apart from the commercial interest is also integration. We have 80 bases allowing us to connect Armenia with those centers, i.e. – the cities. We have recently opened a base in Marseille, Toulouse and Boudreaux, where there are many Armenians.
“Georgia and Lebanon are going to be our new destinations next year. We serve 152 million customers and have plans to increase that number to 200 million in the years to come. RyanAir Group is composed of four air companies with a total of 500 aircrafts. We carry out the flights through 234 airports at low prices which are unrivaled indeed,” O'Brien said, adding that Armenia is thus becoming RyanAir’s 40th partner on the global scale.
The company will initially conduct two flights per week but is planning to increase their number to over six. The air tickets will be available for sale starting from Wednesday.
