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By Nazrin Gadimova

Jordan is interested in establishing a regular air service with Azerbaijan, Jordanian Charge d'Affaires to Azerbaijan, Fadi Qwayder said last week.

He said the negotiations on the opening of direct flight are underway.

"The issue of establishing a regular air service is actual for Azerbaijan and Jordan", Qwayder said, adding that both countries have a great tourist potential.

Development of relations with Azerbaijan, including in the tourism sector is a priority for Amman, he added.

AZAL, Azerbaijan's biggest airline and national flag carrier, earlier said the company intends to start operate six new flights from the Heydar Aliyev International Airport by late May.

Thus, new flights to the Nizhniy Novgorod, Minsk, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Kazan and Rostov are planned to be opened soon.

However, the most important routes will undoubtedly be the intercontinental flight from Baku to New York, as this will be the first flight from South Caucasus region to North America. AZAL has already received a permit from the US federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to go ahead with the project. Moreover, the experts of FAA have praised Azerbaijan's aviation safety compliance with international standards.