Heydar Aliyev International Airport in October this year served 265 thousand passengers, which is 19% more than the same period last year..
In the first ten months of 2016 the Baku airport handled more than 2.7 million passengers. Preference is given to the national air carrier of Azerbaijan - 1.7 million passengers. Of those domestic flights with Azerbaijan Airlines involved 468 thousand people transported to Nakhchivan and Ganja. This represents 17% of total passenger traffic, or 27% of the traffic volume of AZAL. Turan was told in the press service of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport
The most popular international destinations are Istanbul, Moscow, Dubai and Kiev. In the 10 months they accounted for 45% of the total number of passengers traveling abroad.
In 2016, flights started with Iraqi Airways, Fly Baghdad, ATA Airlines, Air Cairo, Mahan Air, Komaviatrans and the Russian low cost company Pobeda, which began to operate on 30 October.
The new airport terminal of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport (Terminal 1) was commissioned in April 2014. Its total area is 65 thousand sq. m. ------08D
Economics
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On July 26, the Ministry of Economy hosted a meeting with entrepreneurs from the non-oil industry to explore ways to stimulate local production and enhance export potential.
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Azerbaijani internet service providers Aztelekom and Baktelekom will introduce substantial changes to their pricing structure starting August 15, the companies announced today. Under the new tariffs, the minimum internet speed will rise to 100 Mbit/s, with the cost per Mbit/s decreasing from 0.45 AZN to 0.25 AZN. As a result, monthly charges will be set at 25 AZN for 100 Mbit/s, 30 AZN for 150 Mbit/s, and 36 AZN for 250 Mbit/s.
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Independent experts suggest that Azerbaijan may be on the verge of another devaluation of its currency, the manat, due to a shrinking trade and payment surplus. The anticipated economic adjustments come amidst a decline in foreign currency inflows and reduced oil production.
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Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met today with Ahmed Moallim Figi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, at the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. This meeting followed a discussion held the previous day between Figi and Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikail Jabbarov.
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