The foreign air carriers' representatives in Armenia are not going to reduce the ticket prices. They raised that problem during the July 23 consultation with the leadership of the Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA). The heads of the representative offices said that they would tell their organizations' head offices about that problem. They are also skeptical about the GDCA's recommendation to replace the nighttime flights with daytime ones.
To note, Armenia has started harshly criticizing the so-called "open skies" policy, which has actually made a number of foreign air carriers leave the market. The market is gradually being monopolized by Russian and Ukrainian companies. As a result, the tickets are gradually rising in prices. Moreover, most air carriers set nighttime flights to Yerevan, which creates additional difficulties for the tourists. In addition, the high tariffs make most Armenian passengers use the air services of neighboring Georgia. These issues have recently been discussed at a consultation with the prime minister of Armenia.
Observers say it is strange that these issues are tackled by the GDCA that is actually correcting the mistakes of the Armenian Economy Ministry, which is to regulate the aviation policy of the country.