YEREVAN. – Armenia is not inclined to the idea of having national carrier, a civil aviation official said.

Armenia’s General Department of Civil Aviation has not invited contest for different routes remaining vacant after Armavia’s withdrawal from the market, head of staff of the Department Sahak Hakobyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Earlier the largest Armenian airline stopped flights due to financial difficulties.

As explained by Hakobyan, contests will be announced after McKinsey & Company, an international consulting company, will complete the analysis and will submit results to the Armenian government. The date when work is completed has not been reported yet, and the contract was signed in July.

“In any case, I can say that the idea of ​​the national carrier will not be necessarily accepted. Strictly speaking, such a legal term does not exist. When used referring to Armavia, the term was more of a cliché exploited by media. The rights and duties including this definition have not been specified in any document,” he said.

Most likely, the civil aviation department will announce competition for individual directions. The public services in emergency situations will be discussed with each individual carrier, Sahakyan added.

National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia headed by and McKinsey & Company signed an agreement to elaborate a program in order to increase competitiveness of air transport. One of possible carriers is Air Armenia company.