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Direct Flights between Baku and Chicago Opened
Baku / 23.09.16 / Turan: September 22, 2016, Baku - Silk Way West Airlines opened direct cargo flights between Baku and the largest transportation hub in the United States - Chicago (Illinois).
The first flight from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to O'Hare International Airport was carried out on September 18.
Starting from October 2016, regular transatlantic flights of Silk Way West Airlines on this route will be operated twice a week with one of the most modern cargo aircrafts - Boeing 747-8F Freighter.
Thus, the airline will further increase its presence in the freight transportation market in the United States.
It should be noted that on April 6, 2016 the governments of Azerbaijan and the United States signed Open Skies air transport agreement, which allowed to liberalize air transport market between the two countries.
Silk Way West Airlines operates regular flights to various regions of the world - Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America, using the Heydar Aliyev International Airport as a transit hub, connecting the continents with one another. Today, Azerbaijan's civil aviation has announced itself as the official air carrier of the Great Silk Road project connecting East and West.
According to the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee, over the first eight months Silk Way Holding transported 98,900 tons of cargo, which is 23% more than in the comparable period of 2015. ---- 08D
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