Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Ali Alizada has announced that Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has officially resumed direct flights between Baku and Tehran, with the first Baku-Tehran-Baku flight launched on September 6.

The ambassador emphasized that the resumption of flights comes after a multi-year suspension and follows a directive issued by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev aimed at enhancing regional connectivity, The Caspian Post reports via the ambassador’s message on X.

پس از چندین سال وقفه، بر اساس دستور رئیس جمهور جمهوری #آذربایجان، اولین پرواز مستقیم خطوط هوایی آذربایجان در مسیر #باکو - #تبریز - باکو عصر روز گذشته انجام شد و این پروازها در ابتدا دو بار در هفته انجام خواهند شد. از روز شنبه نیز پروازهای باکو-#تهران-باکو متعلق به شرکت هواپیمایی… pic.twitter.com/nVcEKAwaPZ

— Ali Alizada 🇦🇿 (@Ali_F_Alizada) September 5, 2025

In a related update, AZAL also resumed flights between Baku and Tabriz on September 4, marking the airline’s first direct service to the northwestern Iranian city in several years.

“The Baku-Tabriz-Baku route will initially operate twice a week,” Alizada stated. “And beginning this Saturday [September 6], the Baku-Tehran-Baku service will also be restored on a regular schedule.”

The reestablishment of these air routes is expected to facilitate people-to-people ties, increase tourism and trade, and strengthen bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Iran.