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Armenia’s two airports saw an increase in passenger numbers in the first three months of 2018 compared to the data of 2017.

As Panorama.am was informed from the General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA), Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport and Shirak Airport in the second largest city of Gyumri handled 525,079 passengers in January-March 2018, up by 9.3% from the same period last year.

The figures show that a total of 186,743 people used the services of the two airports in March alone, 9.5% higher than a year ago.

In March 2018, the passenger traffic through Zvartnots Airport accounted for 175,605 people – an increase of 6.1% over the figures of the same month in 2017, while the passenger flow in the first three months grew by 5.8%.

A total of 3,439 tons of cargo were transported through Zvartnots Airport in January-March 2018, down from 4,894 tons of the same period last year.

The passenger traffic through Shirak Airport comprised 11,138 people in March 2018 against the 5,058 people in the same month last year. The airport handled 31,955 passengers in the first three months of 2018, while some 13,906 people used its services in the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the total number of flights and landings of both airports in January-March 2018 also recorded an increase accounting for 10.5% compared to the numbers of 2017.