BAKU, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan’s economy continues to diversify through the influx of visitors to the country in recent years. A new group of tourists are being attracted to the country with high-profile sporting events such as the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Added to the list this year is the UEFA Europa League, Europe’s second biggest club football tournament, the final of which will be hosted at the Baku Olympic Stadium on 29 May.
The highly anticipated final will attract not only football aficionados from Europe, but from across the world. Azerbaijan hopes to capture the attention of sporting enthusiasts with its many offerings of outdoor pursuits and high-energy activities, to turn spectators into adventurers and to allow them to ‘take another look’ at all the country has to offer.
Heydar Aliyev International Airport prepares special action plan
For the period of Europa League Final in Baku, Heydar Aliyev International Airport has prepared a special action plan to receive a large number of aircraft and passengers. All services of the capital’s Airport will operate in enhanced mode.
The capacity of the Airport in Baku is 10,000 passengers per hour, and therefore no airline will be denied operation of regular and charter flights.
So far, Heydar Aliyev International Airport has already confirmed more than 45 requests for charter flights on May 28 and May 29, including 16 flights by business aviation, football teams will arrive on two flights, and fans of the football clubs will arrive on ten flights. Also, foreign airlines such as Turkish Airlines, Air Arabia, Fly Dubai, ISRair, Jazeera Airways and other airlines requested additional flights.
During the Europa League Final, all conditions will be created at the airport to ensure smooth operation of the flights and flow of many passengers through the terminal.
It should be noted that Heydar Aliyev International Airport already has great experience in conducting major international, including sporting events, such as the First European Games, Formula 1, Islamic Solidarity Games, etc.
