YEREVAN.- Armavia, together with the Armenian government, plans to launch flights to Aleppo and Damascus to transport Syrian-Armenian children starting from August 9.

The project is carried out within the framework of Diaspora Ministry program.

“Starting from August 9 Armavia will operate special Yerevan-Aleppo-Yerevan and Yerevan-Damascus-Yerevan flights. The first Yerevan-Damascus-Yerevan flight is scheduled for August 9. The second flight to Damascus will be carried out on August 23,” the company said in a statement.

An additional Yerevan-Aleppo-Yerevan flight will be operated today. Armavia will carry 105 passengers to Armenia.