By Trend

Starting from May 16, flights will be operated from Astrakhan to Baku twice a week.

Embraer-190 (E90 class) airliners with a capacity of 100 people will deliver passengers to the Azerbaijani capital in about one hour, Trend reports referring to the website of the government of the Astrakhan Region of Russia.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), headquartered at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, acts as the carrier. The price of one-way tickets will range from 2,500 to 6,000 rubles.

The opening ceremony of the flight will be held at the Astrakhan airport.