Baku, September 5, 2025
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will resume direct flights between Baku and Tehran starting September 6, after a years-long pause in operations.
Official Announcement
Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran, Ali Alizade, announced the decision on social media, noting that the relaunch comes in line with instructions from President Ilham Aliyev.
پس از چندین سال وقفه، بر اساس دستور رئیس جمهور جمهوری #آذربایجان، اولین پرواز مستقیم خطوط هوایی آذربایجان در مسیر #باکو – #تبریز – باکو عصر روز گذشته انجام شد و این پروازها در ابتدا دو بار در هفته انجام خواهند شد. از روز شنبه نیز پروازهای باکو-#تهران-باکو متعلق به شرکت هواپیمایی… pic.twitter.com/nVcEKAwaPZ
— Ali Alizada 🇦🇿 (@Ali_F_Alizada) September 5, 2025
First Step: Baku–Tabriz Flight
On September 4, AZAL carried out its first post-break direct flight on the Baku–Tabriz–Baku route, operated in the evening hours. The service will initially run twice a week.
Baku–Tehran Flights Restart
According to Alizade, the Baku–Tehran–Baku flights will follow this Saturday, restoring a major air connection between the two capitals that had been suspended for several years.
