In the six months of this year, 8,078 people left Armenia only by air and did not return, Zhoghovurd daily reported.

According to data from the General Department of Civil Aviation, 280 thousand 741 people left Yerevan Zvartnots Airport in January-June and 273 thousand 548 arrived. The negative balance or the number of emigrants is 7,193 people.

And 14 thousand 209 people left and 13 thousand 324 people returned through Gyumri's airport in the same period, the negative balance - 885 people.

According to experts, the decrease in the number of visitors is due to the coronavirus that has swept the world. "Many have left the country and are unable to return to their homeland due to the closed borders."