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Azerbaijani, Bulgarian PMs see first direct flight from Baku to Sofia take off (PHOTO)

Economy Materials 16 January 2018 08:45 (UTC +04:00)
The first flight from the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, to Bulgarian Sofia was sent off on Jan.16
Azerbaijani, Bulgarian PMs see first direct flight from Baku to Sofia take off (PHOTO)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 16

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The first flight from the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, to Bulgarian Sofia was sent off on Jan.16.

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov took part in the ceremony of sending off the first flight.

An agreement on opening of direct flights between Baku and Sophia was reached during negotiations of Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Bulgaria Rumen Radev.

The capital of Bulgaria will become the first city in the European Union, where Azerbaijan’s low-cost airline Buta Airways will perform direct flights.

The minimum fare on route Baku-Sophia, as well as in other routes of airline, will be 29 euros (one way). The flights will be operated once a week on Tuesdays.

The sale of tickets is open on the official website www.butaairways.az. Being a low-cost airline, the minimum fare Buta Airways will offer additional services such as carriage of baggage, hand luggage, hot meals onboard, check-in at the airport, and seat selection in the airplane on a paid basis.

Buta Airways is the first low-cost airline in Azerbaijan, a structural unit of the CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). It was founded in December 2016. The Airline’s fleet consists of modern Embraer aircrafts. The Airline is based in Baku, at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

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