Pilots protest in Yerevan

About 20 pilots from the state corporation Armenian Airlines,

which went bankrupt in 2003, have protested in front of the

Armenian president's residence.

According to News.am, pilots with professional illnesses are demanding 

compensation for the last six years.

When Armenian airlines went bankrupt in April 2003 there were 108

disabled Armenian pilots with professional illnesses that worked in

civil aviation. They need the compensation amounting to 60%-70% of

their salaries.

"We still haven't received anything," one of the protesters said. He

added that, together with his former colleageus (now there are only 69

of them), he had lodged appeals. They decided to hold demonstrations every Friday.