The first direct flight from Yerevan to Bari (Italy) took place on October 26, 2025, following two years of negotiations, according to the Armenian Embassy in Italy.
“The Yerevan-Bari flight is more than just air service: it is a bridge between two peoples, two cultures, and two economies. The new route will create opportunities for trade, tourism, academic, and cultural cooperation,” the embassy said in a statement.
The ceremony at Bari airport was attended by Dario Timuryan, Honorary Consul of Armenia in Bari.
On the eve of the flight launch, he met with Puglia Airports President Antonio Maria Vasile, during which the interlocutors welcomed the launch of the new route and emphasized its importance for the development of tourism, cultural and trade ties between Armenia and the southern Italian region of Apulia.
As a token of gratitude and friendship, President Vasile was presented with a work of art of exceptional symbolic value – a painting by Patricia Pozillipo depicting an ancient parchment document from 991, kept in Bari. “This is the oldest Armenian written document found in Italy, historical evidence of the millennial cultural and spiritual ties between Armenia and Apulia,” the embassy said.