Low-cost airlines to Azerbaijan?
Wikipedia's list of low-cost airlines does not have any entry for Azerbaijan (or any other country of the area).
Is there really no concept of low-cost airline over there? Or is it just an omission?
Best Answer
Wizz Air
The only international low-cost airline flying to Schengen Area from Azerbaijan is Wizz Air:
Baku - Budapest (each Monday and Thursday) and Budapest - Baku (each Wednesday and Sunday) flights are available to book for as much as 50 - 80 EUR (one-way). From/to Budapest you can travel to/from dozens of destinations in Europe with Wizz Air. As compared to local non-low-cost airline AZAL, the prices offered by Wizz Air are generally twice or even as much as three times cheaper.
Buta Airways
The newest local low-cost airline which is part of AZAL, Buta Airways started operating from September 2017. Those are must-chose tickets (starting from 29 EUR*, one-way) when travelling by air from/to Azerbaijan to/from Sofia (Bulgaria), Istanbul (Turkey), Tbilisi (Georgia), Moscow, St. Petersburg (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Tehran (Iran).
*Note: Neither checked nor cabin baggage is included in this price
AZALJET
Also a low-cost airline which is part of AZAL. AZALJET started operating from March 2016.
Flights to the most popular destinations from/to Baku with duration of up to 3.5 hours (excluding the ones operated by Buta Airways) are being operated under the AZALJET brand. These destinations include Dubai, Minsk, Lviv, Aktau, Ankara and the Turkish Izmir, Bodrum and Dalaman resorts. Ticket prices start from 49 EUR. AZALJET doesn't have its own website rather than the tickets are directly sold at AZAL website.
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There were also cheap Pegasus flights from Istanbul, Turkey to Gabala, Azerbaijan (and vice-versa), but they left Azerbaijani market in March 2016. (Most probably because the same route has been opened by AZALJET and lately has been taken by Buta Airways)
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How much does it cost to fly to Azerbaijan?
The cheapest ticket to Azerbaijan from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $410 one-way, and $667 round-trip. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to Baku Heydar Aliyev and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $860.Which airline is the cheapest airline?
Top 10 Cheapest AirlinesRankAirlineCost per Mile1.Spirit Airlines$0.2092.Frontier Airlines$0.2253.Hawaiian Airlines$0.2574. (T)Allegiant Air$0.3226 more rows•Jun 16, 2021Can you fly direct to Azerbaijan?
Currently, Azerbaijan Airlines is the only airline that flies direct to Azerbaijan.Which airline goes to Baku?
About Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport It hosts the major airlines of the area like Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, FlyDubai, and more.BUTA AIRWAYS | Azerbaijan's Low Cost Airlines | IZMIR 🇹🇷- BAKU 🇦🇿- TBILISI 🇬🇪| Embraer 190 ✈️
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Answer 2
AzAL would probably not classify itself as a low cost airline, but offers very good rates to destinations in the region. http://www.azal.az/
There are several low cost airlines that serve the region. But keep in mind that the South Caucasus is quite a distance away from Europe, if that's where you're coming from. Meaning that the cost of flying there will be a bit more than for other intra-Europe flights.
Check http://airninja.com for low cost airlines that serve your destinations.
Answer 3
By the latest update, Azal began providing AzalJet as lowcost provider. Even in Azal's website you can see the flight. There are flights both from Baku (capital) and Gabala (city in the middle of Azerbaijan).
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