Turan Air to Launch Baku – Novosibirsk Link

Independent Azerbaijani carrier Turan Air is to operate flights between its base at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku and the Russian city of Novosibirsk in partnership with the country’s national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL). The weekly flight will operate on Wednesdays from May 25 and will be operated by a Tupolev Tu-154M flying under the airline’s own ‘3T’ code and AZAL’s ‘J2’.

The small airline currently has five Tupolev Tu-154Ms although it is not known how many of these remain in an operational condition. It currently offers weekly scheduled flights from Baku to Ekaterinburg, Mineralnye Vody and Surgut, as well as charter links to other Russian destinations and into Turkey, a popular tourist destination for locals.

S7 Airlines already operates a weekly link between Baku and Novosibirsk. It carried more than 6,000 O&D passengers during the last year at an average fare of $277 each way.

Schedule:

3T311/J2311 GYD1150 – 1730OVB TU5 3
3T312/J2312 OVB1900 – 2100GYD TU5 3

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NOTE: Schedule data extracted from Flightbase for week commencing April 14, 2011; Traffic data extracted from IATA BSP system for the year ending January 2011.