AZAL to Cut Prices in August

The state company Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) announced the creation of a low-budget line traffic (low cost direction) and the introduction of seats on all flights at low rates. This is stated in the press service of the state-owned company.

In particular, AZAL creates a low-budget line of traffic on the routes:

- Baku-Antalya-Baku - 3 times a week, starting from August this year;

- Baku-Istanbul-Baku - 1 flight daily starting from September this year;

- Baku-Moscow-Baku - 2 flights daily from October this year;

- Baku-Dubai-Baku - 1 flight daily from October this year.

On these routes the typical business model of low cost airlines will be used. Embraer airplanes will be operated in the flights. Final selling price of tickets to these areas does not exceed 99 euros each way.

In addition, it was decided to impose new tariff policy aimed at reducing the prices.

So, from August 1 this year, AZAL will apply 20% discount from the minimum current tariffs of economy class. The number of tickets sold at this rate will be 30% of the seats. At the same time, passengers will be saved all the services of the economy class, the state company said. -02D-