Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane makes first flight from Yerevan to Venice, Italy
03.05.2011,
18:33
Armenia’s national carrier, Armavia, operated Monday the first flight by Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Venice, Italy, landing at Marco Polo airport, at 1:18 pm after approximately 4 flight hours.
YEREVAN, May 3, /ARKA/. Armenia’s national carrier, Armavia, operated Monday the first flight by Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Venice, Italy, landing at Marco Polo airport, at 1:18 pm after approximately 4 flight hours. It was the frist regular flight from the Armenian capital to Venice, opening weekly flights.
Armavia press service said in a statement that Italy’s ambassador to Armenia, Bruno Skapiani, was one of the passengers. Speaking to journalists he said the new flight will be instrumental in bringing the peoples of Armenia and Italy closer to one another, adding also that it was a great satisfaction flying on board of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. According to him, the aircraft is superior for the comfort delivered to its passengers, for the larger cabin, wider seating and more spacious overhead bins.
Aram Yeghoyan, captain of the crew, said the aircraft is easy and comfortable to operate. Armavia president Mikhail Baghdasarov said SSJ-100 fits well into the company’s strategy to develop the network of its routes between the Middle East and Europe by using Armenia’s international airport Zvartnots as a key hub. He said the second aircraft will join Armavia fleet in June 2011.
The SSJ-100 was delivered to Armavia on April 19, 2011 during a ceremony at Zvartnots airport. The aircraft was put into commercial operation within unprecedented short time after delivery, having started service on April 20 with flights Yerevan–Moscow–Yerevan. Since then the Sukhoi Superjet 100 has accumulated 24 flights in routes like Yerevan–Athens–Yerevan, Yerevan– Donetsk–Yerevan, Yerevan–Aleppo–Yerevan, Yerevan–Tehran–Yerevan, Yerevan– Tel Aviv–Yerevan and Yerevan–Simferopol–Yerevan, scoring approximately 50 flight hours.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is the first production aircraft of modern Russia, created in partnership with world-wide aerospace leaders. The SSJ-100 represents a state-of-the-art aircraft in the 100-seat aircraft segment because of its outstanding characteristics in terms of quality, comfort and operational costs.
Armavia national air company was established in 1996.
The company meets IATA international requirements. It operates over 100 flights a week to more than 40 destinations in 20 countries. Its fleet comprises 12 aircrafts - А320-3, А319-3, CRJ-200, Yak-42-VIP, Il-86 and now Sukhoi Superjet. -0-
Armavia press service said in a statement that Italy’s ambassador to Armenia, Bruno Skapiani, was one of the passengers. Speaking to journalists he said the new flight will be instrumental in bringing the peoples of Armenia and Italy closer to one another, adding also that it was a great satisfaction flying on board of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. According to him, the aircraft is superior for the comfort delivered to its passengers, for the larger cabin, wider seating and more spacious overhead bins.
Aram Yeghoyan, captain of the crew, said the aircraft is easy and comfortable to operate. Armavia president Mikhail Baghdasarov said SSJ-100 fits well into the company’s strategy to develop the network of its routes between the Middle East and Europe by using Armenia’s international airport Zvartnots as a key hub. He said the second aircraft will join Armavia fleet in June 2011.
The SSJ-100 was delivered to Armavia on April 19, 2011 during a ceremony at Zvartnots airport. The aircraft was put into commercial operation within unprecedented short time after delivery, having started service on April 20 with flights Yerevan–Moscow–Yerevan. Since then the Sukhoi Superjet 100 has accumulated 24 flights in routes like Yerevan–Athens–Yerevan, Yerevan– Donetsk–Yerevan, Yerevan–Aleppo–Yerevan, Yerevan–Tehran–Yerevan, Yerevan– Tel Aviv–Yerevan and Yerevan–Simferopol–Yerevan, scoring approximately 50 flight hours.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is the first production aircraft of modern Russia, created in partnership with world-wide aerospace leaders. The SSJ-100 represents a state-of-the-art aircraft in the 100-seat aircraft segment because of its outstanding characteristics in terms of quality, comfort and operational costs.
Armavia national air company was established in 1996.
The company meets IATA international requirements. It operates over 100 flights a week to more than 40 destinations in 20 countries. Its fleet comprises 12 aircrafts - А320-3, А319-3, CRJ-200, Yak-42-VIP, Il-86 and now Sukhoi Superjet. -0-
