Calif. Senate Select Committee Urges Support for LAX-Yerevan Direct Flights

SACARAMENTO””The California State Senate Select Committee on California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange, chaired by Senator Anthony J. Portantino, submitted a letter to Los Angeles World Airports, encouraging the Airport leadership to continue its dialogue with the Armenian community to establish a direct LAX to Yerevan flight schedule.

“California has the largest population of Armenian Americans in the country. This undertaking will create tremendous opportunities to facilitate the growing tourism between the two countries and compliment the thriving business environment. With this letter, we want to highlight the California State Senate’s support for this important discussion. We are confident that it will open new opportunities for the expansion of bilateral business relations between California and Armenia, while saving travelers time and inconvenience,”