Kazakh low-cost airline makes first flight from Almaty to Yerevan

Yerevan, June 2, 2022 – The Kazakh airline FlyArystan made its first flight from Almaty to Yerevan.  From now on, regular flights from Zvartnots International Airport to Almaty will be carried out on a comfortable Airbus A320 on Mondays and Thursdays at a convenient daytime for passengers.  On this occasion, a solemn ceremony of welcoming the first FlyArystan liner was held at the Yerevan International Airport with the participation of the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia G. Sanosyan, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia B. Imanbaev, Deputy Minister of Economy A. Arzumanyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure A.  Simonyan, General Director of Zvartnots International Airport M. Vende, Director of Ground Handling of FlyArystan D. Uskenbaev, the leadership of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia, etc.

After the official welcoming ceremony for the first flight of FlyArystan, a joint media briefing was held.  In particular, Minister G. Sanosyan noted the importance of opening a direct regular air service on the Almaty-Yerevan-Almaty route, which will open Armenia direct access to the southern part of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and expressed hope for further expansion of air communication between the two countries.  Passengers of the first FlyArystan flight were presented with memorable souvenirs at the Yerevan airport.

For reference: the regular flight Almaty-Yerevan-Almaty was opened in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on air traffic dated September 2, 1999.