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AZAL to operate more flights to Israel

13 January 2017 14:42 (UTC+04:00)
AZAL to operate more flights to Israel

By Rashid Shirinov

Azerbaijan Airlines, AZAL, plans to increase the number of flights on the Baku-Tel Aviv route starting from May, AZAL spokesman Pasha Kasamanski told Trend on January 13.

“In summer schedule we plan to increase the number of Baku-Tel Aviv flights from current two to three in a week,” he said.

Kasamanski added that details are currently being worked on, and the accurate information will come later.

Currently, the flights on Baku-Tel Aviv route are implemented twice a week on Tuesdays and Sundays.

Azerbaijan Airlines, AZAL, is the national flag carrier operating flights to destinations across Asia, the CIS, Europe and the USA. The country was ranked the 8th in the list of international flights charging an average of $3.02 per 100 km, while its legacy airlines cost is $6.25 per 100 km.

Being one of the leaders of the aviation community of the CIS countries, AZAL plans to launch direct flights to 100 major European cities until 2025. Thus, the number of direct flights between Baku and major European cities will be increased from 49 to 100.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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