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The pictures of my flight are on this page.

There are 20 Business Class and 120 Economy Class seats. Business Class has more than enough leg room, but it doesn't go completely flat.

Welcome drink consists of choices of juice and champagne, along with a local pastry.
A small amenity kit is included on the seat.
Azerbaijan Airlines A320 Business Class cabin
Azerbaijan Airlines A320 Business Class cabin
We departed from Runway 30L out of Dubai, with Northerly direction flying towards Iran. Flight time was 2 hours 20 minutes.

There is a full lunch on the menu. There are four main course choices.

Wine is served from Azerbaijan.

Appetizers, nuts, salad, cheese, and bread are included.

The wine is dry and quite strong.
Main course: Chicken "Murkutush" with saffron butter rice.
The dessert was equally amazing, with red velvet cake, dry fruits, tea and a bowl of Russian candies.

About half of the flight was taken up. Azerbaijan Airlines is competing with other low-cost airlines for customers in the United Kingdom.

The meals in the economy class are very good. A full tray of food with vegetables, meat, and a dessert.

The portion of food on AZAL is more generous than most long haul flights.

The weather is clear over the sea. The sea is rough with a lot of waves on our way to Baku. It is known as a windy city because of it's location on the sea.

I was picked up by my friend at the airport.

Summary

Azerbaijan Airlines provides good food and decent service on their flights. They have a large fleet including A319, A320, B757, B767, B787 and A340 500. The airline has a good network between the east and west, but hasn't fully tapped into the location of Azerbaijan. The flight has been stopped.

From my flight experience with them, here are some pros and cons.

There are pros and cons.

  • Good food and full service.
  • Good infrastructure at Baku Airport.

There are pros and cons.

  • Not in an alliance and offer a limited transit network through Baku.
  • No Wi-Fi onboard.

The world's last active A340-500 was flown by me in 2016 Look at the report.

Review: Azerbaijan Airlines Business Class A340-500 and B767-300

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