A meeting was held between the President of “Azerbaijan
Airlines” CJSC, Samir Rzayev, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan, Essam
bin Saleh Al-Jutaili, during which the parties exchanged views on
strengthening cooperation and partnership in the field of air
transportation.
During the meeting, the prospects for the development of air
connectivity between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia were discussed in
detail. The importance of increasing passenger traffic and further
enhancing partnerships in the aviation sector was emphasized. It
was noted that strengthening mutual ties will have a positive
impact on the development of tourism and economic relations between
the two countries.
In this context, it was mentioned that 94,300 tourists from
Saudi Arabia visited Azerbaijan last year, which confirms the
growing cooperation and mutual interest between the two
countries.
It should be noted that AZAL currently operates flights on the
Baku-Dammam-Baku route twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays – and
to Riyadh three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Saturdays.
The meeting highlighted the strengthening of Azerbaijan’s air
connections with Saudi Arabia and the expansion of cooperation.