YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. December of 2022 was an unprecedented period for FlyOne Armenia in terms of launching new destinations.

And now, in 2023, the airline plans to further expand the flight directions. FlyOne Armenia will launch roundtrip Yerevan-Dusseldorf flights, will restore the full schedule flights to Beirut, and will also fly to Tehran, Novosibirsk and Samara, according to Flyone Armenia Chairman of the Board Aram Ananyan.

Ananyan told ARMENPRESS that they are also interested in the prospects of launching flights to India.

The airline will announce the specific dates of launching the new destinations ahead of the tourist season in order for travelers to plan their holidays.

FlyOne Armenia began operations on December 18th in 2021 with the Yerevan-Lyon flight.

“Since February 2022, FlyOne Armenia is operating direct roundtrip flights from Yerevan to Istanbul, and since March the airline essentially entered a new phase of development when our destinations in Russia increased rapidly. Now, we carry out flights to the two airports in Moscow – Vnukovo and Domodedovo, to Saint Petersburg, Sochi, Mineralnie Vody and Yekaterinburg. We fly to Chisinau and Tbilisi as well. Regarding European destinations, in addition to Lyon we carry out flights to Paris and Milan, while our Middle Eastern directions are Dubai, Tel-Aviv and Sharm El Sheikh,” Ananyan said.

Ananyan said FlyOne Armenia is the largest Armenian carrier by number of countries served and by passenger count (both inbound and outbound).

“And as a national low-cost carrier this bar is highly obligating for us, and we plan to double the figures soon. We are connecting nearly twenty cities with Yerevan. Soon we plan a significant increase of our fleet and expansion of geography. At this moment FlyOne Armenia operates five Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. In this regard, we will continue making efforts in 2023 to supplement our fleet because it will allow us to conduct flights to more destinations,” Ananyan said.

Speaking about new initiatives by FlyOne Armenia, Ananyan mentioned TravelOne – the travel agency launched by the airline in 2022.

“We apply the global experience here in Armenia. Any airline must start offering travel services when reaching a particular milestone of development, and in this context the launch of the TravelOne travel agency was no coincidence. Our goal is to become the leader in this arena as well because we see that there is a demand for affordable, high-quality travel packages in our country,” the Flyone Armenia executive said.

Ananyan says that from the very beginning Flyone Armenia’s mission has been to provide affordable and safe flights for everyone traveling to or from Armenia.

The airline’s executive was excited to note their plans to expand into Asia. “You can’t predict developments in the aviation sector, whether or not the destination you are going to launch won’t become a new and highly demanded direction. In this regard we consider that launching flights to India can become the beginning of new opportunities,” Ananyan said.

Ananyan emphasized that in 2022 the airline made big investments in human capital, enabling a number of aviation specialists – including pilots – to return home to Armenia and work here.

Interview by Gayane Gaboyan

Photos by Gevorg Perkuperkyan