YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Government is working on increasing the flights in Gyumri’s “Shirak” airport, head of the General Department of Civil Aviation Sergey Avetisyan told reporters after the Government session, reports “Armenpress”.

“Works are carried out aimed at increasing flights both in “Shirak” airport of Gyurmi and “Zvartnots” airport. The flights, conducted by “Pobeda” airlines from “Shirak” airport, are mainly carried out with a 100% load. Now discussions are underway on increasing the frequency of flights”, Avetisyan said.

During the Government’s January 26 session, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan announced he will visit Gyumri in coming days, and assigned Sergey Avetisyan to consider “Shirak” airport as a starting point of his visit. “The day after tomorrow [January 28] we have a visit to Gyumri, where we will discuss a rather large-scale tourism program. Please schedule the starting point of the visit in the airport, invite the director, because there is an agreement on investments, since tourism flow to Gyumri will be large”, the PM said.