Yerevan, May 27, Armenpress: On the occasion of launching scheduled flights between Yerevan and Munich German's number one carrier Lufthansa has announced special prices for flights from Armenian capital to European, North American and African destinations.
It said as of June 3, 2005, within the framework of the special offer, passengers from Yerevan can fly to any German city - Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Dresden etc. - for $299, to any European city - Amsterdam, London, Brussels, Rome, Madrid, Milan etc. - for $349 and to North American and African destinations for $599. Special offer tickets are valid as of June 3, 2005 until October 24, 2005. Sales period is until June 30, 2005.
On June 2, 2005 the first Lufthansa flight on Munich - Yerevan route will be operated and since then passengers can benefit from three weekly flights between Yerevan and Munich on board of modern and comfortable Airbus A319/320 aircraft family
. The flights will depart from Munich at 21:10 on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays with arrival in Yerevan at 03:55 on the following day. The airline will operate flights from Yerevan to Munich on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays with departure time at 04:50 and arrival time at 06:00.
Today Lufthansa is the leading international airline in Russia and CIS. As of June 2005 Lufthansa will offer 149 direct flights out of 16 destinations in Russia and CIS, including Yerevan, Tbilisi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Minsk, Almaty, Ashgabat, Baku, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Samara, Ufa, Rostov-on-Don to Germany and then further to any destination within Lufthansa broad worldwide network. Passengers in Armenia can already make reservations for the new flights via Lufthansa's reservations by phone in Yerevan: (+374 10 59 99 22).