Wings of Tatev cableway to work 6 days a week from March 1

Starting from March 1, Wings of Tatev cableway will work from 10 am to 6 pm, six days a week, except Mondays when maintenance work is done.

Wings of Tatev is a 5.7 km (3.5 mi) cableway between Halidzor and the Tatev Monastery in Armenia. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway in one section only. Construction was finished on 16 October 2010.

The cable car travels at a speed of 37 km (23 mi) kilometers per hour and a one-way journey takes 10 minutes. At its highest point over the gorge, the car travels 320 m (1,050 ft) above ground level.

It has two cabins, each capable of carrying up to 25 passengers. On 23 October 2010 it was officially recorded in the Guinness World Records book.