Yerevan/Mediamax/. Owner of “Armavia” Airline Mikhail Baghdasarov refuted today the rumors on the sale of the company.

Mediamax reports that, speaking at a briefing in Yerevan today, Mikhail Baghdasarov expressed indignation concerning publications in the media on sale of “Armavia” and the alleged arrest of one of its planes in Paris.

“Who said that our airplane was arrested? We carry out negotiations on reduction of prices for its leasing, and the plane is in repair. I have already repeated 20 times that I am not selling the company!” the businessman said.

Commenting on the fact of cancellation of Yerevan-Moscow flight of “Armavia” company on March 15 by Yerevan “Zvartnots” Airport, Mikhail Baghdasarov stated that the leadership of the Airport is not carrying out a balanced price policy. According to him, the leadership of the Airport applies equal tariffs for companies, which carry out 4 flights a month, and for “Armavia”, which realizes about 950 flights every month.

“Our debt to the Airport is not that big. Our company pays “Zvartnots” from USD 4 to 8mln each month. The payment for services of all normal airports takes place a month after the services are rendered”, Mikhail Baghdasarov stated. He informed that as a protest against high tariffs for service in “Zvartnots” Airport, “Armavia” has cancelled one of the planned flights.

Answering the question of Mediamax on the prospect to settle the relations by means of negotiations, Mikhail Baghdasarov stated that in the course of 4 years “Armavia” has been “ineffectively carrying out negotiations with the leadership of “Zvartnots””. According to him, “the leadership of the Airport considers itself strong and having the opportunity to infringe upon us”.

“The parking of our planes in foreign airports costs us less than in “Zvartnots”. We have to receive many services abroad, in particular, purchase fuel there”, the owner of “Armavia” stated.