Armenian Airlines, a newly established airline company in Armenia, launched its flights to iGA Istanbul Airport on Sunday 2 July. It was announced that flights between Yerevan and Istanbul will take place twice a week, on Sundays and Wednesdays, using A321 aircraft under flight codes JL400 and 401. 112 passengers travelled to iGA Istanbul Airport on the flight that took place on Sunday, while 42 passengers flew to Yerevan. The number of airline companies flying to iGA Istanbul Airport has now increased to 92.