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Plane en route Moscow-Baku returns to Vnukovo airport

Plane en route Moscow-Baku returns to Vnukovo airport

A plane of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) performing a flight en route Moscow-Baku has returned to the Vnukovo International Airport due to a technical problem, AZAL said in a message on Feb. 10, AzerNews reported. “The AZAL J2-808 …

Railway line to be laid to Gabala airport

Railway line to be laid to Gabala airport

Azerbaijan Railways is to construct railroads in new directions. ADY chair Javid Gubanov has stated that the new line with length of 57 km will be built from the Leki railway station in Agdam district to Gabala, abc.az …

First freight train sent off from Azerbaijan's Astara to Iran

First freight train sent off from Azerbaijan's Astara to Iran

The first freight train was sent off from Azerbaijan’s Astara city to Iran’s Astara city, the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC said in a message. The train consisted of six cars was loaded with Russian timber and medium-density …

Russia and Azerbaijan to increase amount of passenger flights

Russia and Azerbaijan to increase amount of passenger flights

Russia’s RusLine airline company received permission to operate flights on three different routes to Azerbaijan, the protocol of the interdepartmental commission for the admission of carriers to international transportation of …

Number of injured in Tbilisi metro increases to 14

Number of injured in Tbilisi metro increases to 14

The number of injured in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi this morning as the ceiling caved in at Varketili metro station increased to fourteen people, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said. According to the mayor, the …

New road to link Sumgait with Russia

New road to link Sumgait with Russia

Azerbaijan's authorities plan to implement this year a major infrastructure project of a new highway connecting the satellite city of Baku Sumgait with the Russian border, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. …

 Number of injured in Tbilisi metro increases (VIDEO)

Number of injured in Tbilisi metro increases (VIDEO)

The number of injured in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi this morning as the ceiling caved in at Varketili metro station increased to eleven people. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said the treatment of those injured …

Ceiling caves in at Tbilisi metro station, causing injures

Ceiling caves in at Tbilisi metro station, causing injures

Seven people have been injured in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi this morning as the ceiling caved in at Varketili metro station. The country's Emergency Management Service said the ceiling dropped on seven …

New buses to appear at Tbilisi’s streets

New buses to appear at Tbilisi’s streets

New modern buses that will run on the city routes will appear on the streets of the Georgian capital by the end of the year, " the deputy mayor of the capital, Irakli Bendeliani, said. "New buses will be purchased and …

 Tbilisi Mayor promises to improve work of taxi service

Tbilisi Mayor promises to improve work of taxi service

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced that very soon local taxi drivers will have to undergo mandatory registration in order to offer their service. "We will gradually establish new standards for taxi services …

Transcaucasian highway opes after snow and avalanches

Transcaucasian highway opes after snow and avalanches

The Transcaucasian highway was opened for motor transport on Saturday evening, the head office of the North Ossetia EMERCOM reported. ”The movement of the motor vehicles is allowed without restrictions on the part of the Buron - …

Lars road opens for passenger cars

Lars road opens for passenger cars

A road in the direction of the Georgian-Russian border was opened for passenger cars, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure Department of Georgia reported. It is specified that due to black ice the movement of trailers …

Heydar Aliyev International Airport hits new record

Heydar Aliyev International Airport hits new record

In 2017, Heydar Aliyev International Airport – the main air gate of Azerbaijan’s capital - hit a new record. In 2017 4.06 million passengers were served. It exceeded last year's figure by 23 percent, abc.az reports. In …

Heydar Aliyev Airport among world's 13 most beautiful airports

Heydar Aliyev Airport among world's 13 most beautiful airports

An airport is more than just a transportation hub, The Jakarta Post reports. According to Citylab, airports play a crucial role in economic development as it moves people. The number of passengers and flights is said to be related …

Nearly 90 cars accumulate on Georgian Military Road

Nearly 90 cars accumulate on Georgian Military Road

The Georgian Military road connecting Russia with the countries of the South Caucasus was closed due to bad weather, the main department of the Ministry for Emergency Situations in North Ossetia reports. Currently, 90 cars and more than …