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More flights to be performed between Azerbaijan, Iran

2 February 2017 12:38 (UTC+04:00)
More flights to be performed between Azerbaijan, Iran

By Nigar Abbasova

The number of non-stop flights between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan is expected to be increased in the short run.

Iran’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Javad Jahangirzadeh said that the number of flights will be increased after Novruz holidays[late March].

Making remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony for launching Mahan Air’s first flight to Azerbaijan, the envoy said that the number of flights operated between the countries on a weekly basis has already been increased from 11 up to 14.

"Now with the inauguration of new flights between the two countries by the Iranian private airline Mahan Air [headquartered in Tehran], the number of weekly flights will reach 14," he said.

The first flight of Mahan Air carried some 35 passengers. An Airbus 310 with a capacity for carrying 179 passengers is scheduled to fly between Tehran and Baku three times a week.

Jahangirzadeh further called on the aviation officials from both countries to draw up plans for launching new flights between Baku and several Iranian cities such as Urmia, Ardabil and Rasht.

He noted that an increase of 30 times was recorded in the number of tourists during Novruz holidays last year, mentioning that the development of tourism between the countries will attract investments in the sphere.

Currently, Azerbaijan’s flag carrier AZAL and Iran’s ATA airline carry out scheduled flights between the two neighboring countries.

The tourist flow between the two countries intensified with the introduction of simplified visa regime, which has come into force starting from January 10, 2017. Iranian citizens became eligible to register visas for entry into Azerbaijan via the ASAN Viza system, as a result of which, they got a right to obtain visas within three days.

Since February 2010, Iran unilaterally abolished its visa regime for all citizens of Azerbaijan. The citizens of Azerbaijan can travel to Iran and stay in the country without visa from 15 to 90 days.

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Nigar Abbasova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @nigyar_abbasova

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