YEREVAN. - The launch of a direct flight between Egypt and Armenia will help increase the trade between the two countries and deepen the already wonderful bilateral relations.
Egypt Ambassador to Armenia Tarek Maati told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am at the festive event on the occasion of launching the flight on Thursday.
“We mark the launch of the first direct regular flight between Egypt and Armenia (Hurghada-Yerevan-Hurghada). And we think this is a very important event, especially against the background of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between two of our friendly countries. This flight means a lot both in terms of promoting tourism and communication between the citizens of the two countries. We are grateful to the Armenian community of Egypt for their significant contribution to this work. I should add that this is only the beginning. We hope that a direct flight will also soon be launched between Cairo and Yerevan,” the Ambassador stressed.
According to Director of Anriva-Tour tour agency Ripsime Stambolyan, the direct flight Hurghada-Yerevan-Hurghada is quite affordable in terms of price. “Armenian tourists will no longer have to leave for Tbilisi in order to head for Egypt. This will certainly result in the growth of tourism, since Egypt is a very good place for family rest,” she added.
Deputy FM of Armenia, Armen Papikyan, for his part, noted: “It is symbolic that within the framework of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between Armenia and Egypt flights will be carried out between Armenia and Egypt already twice a week. The relations between the two countries have deep historical roots. Thanks to these flights our people will communicate more, pay mutual visits and develop tourism.”
Referring to the possibility of launching a direct flight between Yerevan and Cairo, the Deputy Minister noted that apart from the political component there is also an economic one here, and it is necessary to understand that the launch of the flight should be beneficial both to Armenia and Egypt.
The plane of Air Cairo Egyptian airlines, which carried out its first regular flight from Hurghada, landed at Zvartnots airport on Tuesday. The first passengers included representatives of political and cultural spheres of the Armenian community of Cairo and other guests, who were welcomed at the Yerevan airport.
