Baku: Ali Alizada, the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran in Baku, has announced that Azerbaijan Airlines will resume its Baku-Tehran-Baku flights starting this Saturday. After several years of suspension, and under the directive of President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan Airlines has conducted its first direct flight on the Baku-Tabriz-Baku route. These flights will initially operate twice a week, Alizada wrote on his X account.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Azerbaijan Airlines had previously stated that regular flights between Baku and Tehran would recommence on September 1, 2025. The flights on the Baku-Tehran route and vice versa will operate four times a week – on Saturdays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, the statement reads.

As part of expanding its network, the airline will also launch direct flights on the new Baku-Tabriz route starting on September 3, 2025, it added. Flights on the Baku-Tabriz route and vice versa will be available twice a week, on Sundays and Wednesdays, it noted.

Tickets for all routes can be purchased via the airline’s official website, mobile application, ticket offices, and authorized representatives.