Azerbaijan Airlines to Belgrade

Soon in Belgrade?

The President of the Serbian-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce, Mirko Barać, led a delegation of Serbian businessmen to the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, where he proposed for Azerbaijan Airlines to commence flights to Belgrade, the Tanjug news agency reports. Following its offer, Barać and representatives of Jat Airways met with the management of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). Barać said, “We are aware that the Baku – Belgrade service won’t be profitable”. Therefore, the Serbian delegation proposed for the Azerbaijani carrier to operate flights to Zurich via Belgrade. “We believe that by continuing to Zurich, the flights will be more efficient”. This proposal is believed to be a joint project between Jat and Azerbaijan Airlines, as the governments of Serbia and Azerbaijan have proposed the initiation of joint projects.

Azerbaijan Airlines has a large fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft with orders for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Azerbaijan Airlines currently does not operate flights to Zurich although Serbia would grant it full rights to operate the Belgrade – Zurich sector.

Relations between Serbia and Azerbaijan have been strong in recent times with both countries opening embassies in each other’s capital and the Azeri Government donating 2 million Euros for the redevelopment of a central park in Belgrade.