2024-07-09 17:22:37
The passenger turnover of Heydar Aliyev International Airport has increased significantly in the first 6 months of 2024 and reached 3.388 million people, Day.Az reported on Tuesday with reference to Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
This is 40% more than in the same period last year, when 2.423 million passengers were transported. During this period, Baku Airport served 27.6 thousand flights performed by 38 airlines, 17 of which were low-cost airlines.
3.045 million passengers were transported on international routes. Of these, 1.609 million passengers (53%) were carried by foreign airlines, and the remaining 1.436 million (47%) by the national carrier. The most popular international destinations remain Moscow, Istanbul, Tbilisi, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, where 1.537 million passengers were served in 6 months.
On the route to Nakhchivan, AZAL carried 10% more – 350 thousand passengers compared to the same period last year. An increase in the number of flights in this direction was also recorded. During the first six months of 2024, 3,201 flights were carried out, which is 43% more than 2,243 flights during the same period last year. During this period, the largest number of flights was registered on July 2, 17 flights were operated on this day. Currently, 13 regular daily flights are carried out on the Baku-Nakhchivan-Baku route, and additional flights are provided to passengers in case of high demand.
In addition, the role of Baku Airport as a transit hub continues to grow. In January-June 2024, the number of transit passengers increased by 142% and amounted to more than 192 thousand people. The increase was especially noticeable in June 2024: the number of transit passengers increased by 4.5 times compared to June last year and reached 57.7 thousand people.
It should be noted that Heydar Aliyev International Airport is actively continuing work to improve infrastructure and services, expand the route network, and introduce modern technologies to ensure the efficiency, safety and comfort of travel.
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