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Nov 12, 2018 (newstodate): Azerbaijan is keen to be included in the European Open Skies arrangement.
That is - the country's government is, but the country's national carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines is strongly against the move.
Azerbaijan Airlines currently commands a market share of 38.9 percent of all commercial flights from the country, compared to Turkish Airlines with 14.3 percent, Lufthansa 5.3, and FlyDubai five percent of the market.
The carrier's fears are that it would lose out to competitors as European Open Skies would lure newcomers, primarily low-cost operators into the market where only Wizz Air currently operates flights between Baku and Budapest since March 27, 2016.
Wizz Air first started flights on the route in 2013 but pulled out again after only less than one year of operations.
Azerbaijan is actually already unique in offering foreign airlines 5th and even 8th Freedom Rights within the country.
If European Open Skies is implemented, foreign carriers would be free to launch flights into and in the country without needing to apply for traffic rights at all.
That is - the country's government is, but the country's national carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines is strongly against the move.
Azerbaijan Airlines currently commands a market share of 38.9 percent of all commercial flights from the country, compared to Turkish Airlines with 14.3 percent, Lufthansa 5.3, and FlyDubai five percent of the market.
The carrier's fears are that it would lose out to competitors as European Open Skies would lure newcomers, primarily low-cost operators into the market where only Wizz Air currently operates flights between Baku and Budapest since March 27, 2016.
Wizz Air first started flights on the route in 2013 but pulled out again after only less than one year of operations.
Azerbaijan is actually already unique in offering foreign airlines 5th and even 8th Freedom Rights within the country.
If European Open Skies is implemented, foreign carriers would be free to launch flights into and in the country without needing to apply for traffic rights at all.