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Baku Transport Agency dispels rumors of bus fare rise

Baku Transport Agency dispels rumors of bus fare rise

Baku Transport Agency has commented on rumors of increase of bus fare by transport carriers. The agency said in a statement that this information is not correct and is not justified. "The bus fare is fixed by the Tariff …

Romanian airline to launch charter flights to Georgia

Romanian airline to launch charter flights to Georgia

Romanian company Blue Air Airline plans to bring Romanian tourists to Georgia with its charter flights from February 2018. The decision was made during the visit of Romanian companies to Georgia that was organised by the Romanian …

Oman’s Salam Air to launch flights to Georgia

Oman’s Salam Air to launch flights to Georgia

Salam Air, a low-cost airline from Oman, is entering the Georgian market, scheduling the first flights to Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi for June 2018. The flights on the route Muscat-Tbilisi-Muscat will link the two capital cities …

 Wataniya Airways increases flight frequency to Georgia

Wataniya Airways increases flight frequency to Georgia

Kuwait Wataniya Airways is increasing flight frequency to Georgia for the winter aviation season. Flights on the route Kuwait City-Tbilisi-Kuwait City will be carried out three times a week: on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. …

Erdogan: opening of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars is very important

Erdogan: opening of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars is very important

The opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway on October 30 in Baku is an important event, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. President Erdogan stressed that from the very beginning he believed in the …

Russia and Armenia to ease cargo and passenger transit

Russia and Armenia to ease cargo and passenger transit

Armenia's government approved the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on international road transport at today's meeting, which will allow developing and facilitating passenger and cargo communication between the two countries and …

Foundation for new bridge over Samur River layed

Foundation for new bridge over Samur River layed

Azerbaijan and Russia have held the groundbreaking ceremony of the motorway bridge over the Samur River on the border between the two countries. The ceremony was attended by delegations led by Azerbaijan’s Minister of Transport, …

Georgian Military Highway opened for all vehicles

Georgian Military Highway opened for all vehicles

Traffic along the Georgian Military Road was restored for all types of vehicles on the Vladikavkaz - Lars sections in both directions, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. …

Wizz Air launches direct flight from Kutaisi to Athens

Wizz Air launches direct flight from Kutaisi to Athens

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will add a new route from Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport to Greece's capital of Athens from May 17, 2018. The lowest price for a one-way ticket will be 163.99 GEL, Agenda.ge …

Tbilisi's new metro station opened

Tbilisi's new metro station opened

The new 23rd 'University'metro station was opened in Tbilisi today. The official opening was attended by the governmental officials, as well as foreign diplomats. The construction of the city's 23rd metro station …

Buta Airways starts flights to Europe

Buta Airways starts flights to Europe

An agreement on opening of direct flights between Baku and Sophia has been reached in negotiations of Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Bulgaria Rumen Radev. From January 16, 2018 the flights will be operated by low-cost …

Tickets for high-speed trains Baku-Ganja to cost $12

Tickets for high-speed trains Baku-Ganja to cost $12

A tariff for passenger transportation by high-speed train Baku-Ganja has been fixed. Azerbaijan Railways’ chairman Javid Gurbanov has stated that, high-speed passenger train Baku-Ganja will be launched next …

 Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be inaugurated in Baku

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be inaugurated in Baku

An official ceremony for inauguration of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be held on October 30 in Baku, the chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov said. The peak capacity of the 826-kilometer railway …

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway constructed

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway constructed

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway has been constructed, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, Javid Gurbanov, said at the Argus Azerbaijan International Petroleum Summit 2017 in Baku. According to him, …

 Free economic zone to be created at Heydar Aliyev airport

Free economic zone to be created at Heydar Aliyev airport

Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC plans to create a free economic zone on the territory of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in the near future, AZAL President Jahangir Asgarov said at the 7th Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku. "The …

Azerbaijan to finance half of Rasht-Astara rail project

Azerbaijan to finance half of Rasht-Astara rail project

Azerbaijan will provide Iran with 500 million euro worth of loan for completing the Rasht-Astara rail segment as part of the International North-South Transportation Corridor. "Keeping in mind the mutual benefits of the …