Russian airline launches new routes to Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 28. Russian
IrAero airline has launched flights on the new
Novosibirsk-Baku-Novosibirsk route, Trend reports via the company.

Flights from Novosibirsk to Baku will be carried out
twice a week, on Fridays and Sundays, and from Baku to Novosibirsk,
on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

“The first Novosibirsk-Baku flight is scheduled for
March 31. The aircraft will depart from Novosibirsk at 14:00
(GMT+7) with arrive in Baku at 15:40 (GMT+4). The flight time will
be four hours and 40 minutes. The return flight will be carried out
at 23:10 (GMT+4) with arrival in Novosibirsk at 06:00 (GMT+7), and
the flight time will be three hours and 50 minutes,” the company
said.

In addition, the Russian Federal Agency for Air
Transport (Rosaviatsiya) allowed IrAero to operate flights from
Omsk to Baku. The airline plans to fly to the capital of Azerbaijan
three times a week.

Currently, there are no direct flights from Omsk
Airport to Baku.

According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers
of Azerbaijan, from 06:00 (GMT+4) on March 28, 2023, when entering
Azerbaijan, foreign citizens and citizens of other countries
permanently residing in these countries, as well as stateless
persons, do not need to provide a COVID-19 passport.