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FORMER PILOTS' COMLAINT

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Today, the former pilots of “Armenian Airlines” Ltd initiated a rally of complaint opposite the RA Government.

They assemble in the same place every Thursday, on the day of the government's session, and demand their salaries.

Reminder: 343 ex-workers of “Armenian Airlines” haven't got salary (over 186 million AMD) for 6 months. “Last time we were received by Manuk Topuzyan, the head of the Personnel. Mr. Topuzyan claimed that our demand was justified and supported us. In his words, he had turned to the RA Prime Minister in this connection but the latter didn't reply to him.”

“We believe none of them. They all deceive us," said one of the pilots. Edik Revazyan, board engineer, added that as far as they know the company has 200 million AMD but Mr. Gambaryan, head of the bankruptcy committee, doesn't give it saying, “Though we have money we haven't been ordered to distribute it.”

Under Article 5 of RA government's decision (March 27, 2003), “Armenian International Airlines” Company was to pay back the debts of “Armenian Airlines” from the sum allocated by the RA government to the pilots. The debt was to be repaid by December 31, 2003. “Three years have passed since the government's decision but nothing has changed,” complain the strikers.

By the way, the pilots have turned to the RA President and Justice Minister with the same request but so far they have got no answer to their concern.