Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 5 / corr Trend E.Ismayilov /
Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) and Israel are in talks on implementing Baku-Tel-Aviv flight, AZAL Spokesman Maharram Safarli said.
"Israel made definite proposals which Azerbaijan did not accept. However, there is still time left by Aug. 20 [initial term of cessation of flights]," Safarli said.
Last year Israeli company Arkia was issued a license to carry out Tel-Aviv-Baku flights. However, to realize flights Israeli air company raised an issue of security. The company considers measures undertaken by Azerbaijan insufficient, because they do not enable Arkia liners to land in Baku. In turn, representatives of Azerbaijan disagree with it, Israeli media reported.
Over 16 years only AZAL airliners have flown in this direction. The Baku-Tel-Aviv-Baku flights are realized twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. The takeoff time in Baku is at 09:35 and arrival time is 17:50 [Baku time].
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