A group of pilots and engineering technicians of Armenian Airlines are holding an action of protest in front of the residence of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
ArmInfo's correspondent reports from the scene that the pilots say that since 2006, when Armenian Airlines announced its bankruptcy, the company has failed to pay them the compensation they earlier received for the damage caused to their health by their professional activities.
"They said they were no longer able to pay the money after the second President Robert Kocharyan had made them bankrupt and had sold their property to Mikhail Bagdasarov for just $5mln," one of the pilots said.
"Before the constitutional reforms the Constitution said that if a company is legally incapable of making such payments, this should be done by the Government. But the authorities have removed this point and now say that they cannot pay the compensation because of the economic crisis. But Robert Kocharyan has enough money, so, he must pay for what he did," the pilots say.