OREANDA-NEWS. December 13, 2012. Azerbaijan Airlines in cooperation with Management Company EC Alliance LLC launched a new weekly flight from Novosibirsk to Ganja. Flights are carried out on a weekly basis on Airbus A320 and Boeing 757.

Novosibirsk Tolmachevo International Airport welcomed all the passengers of the first flight with a traditional cake dedicated to the opening of a new direction.

With the opening of flights to Ganja, the frequency of flights from Novosibirsk to the Republic of Azerbaijan has increased up to 5 times a week that will allow natives of Novosibirsk and guests from Azerbaijan to choose the most suitable route, cost and time of the flight. Azerbaijani diaspora of Novosibirsk is one of the most numerous in the Russian Federation, and the opening of the new flight in addition to already operating flights from Novosibirsk to Baku will contribute to the strengthening of business, cultural and social ties between Novosibirsk and Azerbaijan.

The Novosibirsk Airport (Tolmachevo)is the largest air hub East of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity on domestic flights is 1 800 passengers per hour, on international flights - 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways. According to business plan in 2012 The Tolmachevo Airport plans to serve 3 155 thousand passengers that is 14% higher than in 2011 and handle more than 26,000 tons of cargo and mail that is 28% more than in 2011. The airport has been nominated for World Routes Awards 2012 in the category "The Best CIS Airport 2012".

Azerbaijan Airlines is a part of the CJSC "Azerbaijan Airlines", the largest Azerbaijani air carrier, the national airline, member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), headquartered in Baku. The airline operates passenger air transportation to Europe, CIS, Middle East and Asia. The airline is one of the leaders both in the region and in the CIS on the number of new aircraft.