In December 2016, it was announced that Azerbaijan Airlines would set up its own in-house, low-cost airline named AZALJet. After a year of operation, it was decided that AZALJet would be replaced by a new airline named Buta Airways, which would have fleet of two Embraer aircraft in its own livery, operated by its own staff and with an independent tariff policy.[1]
On 2 June 2017, the airline's livery and logo were approved. The logo reflects the symbolism of the mythological sacred bird Simurg, represented in the form of the Azerbaijani ornament buta. On the aircraft's aft and forward section, buta patterns are drawn in blue, which represents the airline's ties with Azerbaijan Airlines, and also in a bright red, which refers to Azerbaijan's flag.[2]
In June, 2017, the airline announced that its minimum airfare for a one way journey will start at 29 euros. Despite being a low-cost airline, Buta Airways offers free sandwiches and water on board for all customers. Passengers can purchase additional services including baggage, hot meals and seat selection at an additional cost.[3][4]
On 16 January 2018, Buta Airways began its first service to a destination within Europe, with a once weekly service to Sofia.[5] Later that year in December, Buta Airways welcomed its eighth Embraer 190 jet.[6]
In 2019, Buta Airways added Batumi, Ufa and Odesa to make 18 destinations for the airline.[7]
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^"Buta Airways launches direct flights to Bahrain". AzerNews.az. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^Liu, Jim (21 November 2017). "Buta Airways plans Sofia Jan 2018 launch". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^Liu, Jim (11 October 2018). "Buta Airways adds Batumi from June 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^"Buta Airways adds Batumi seasonal service from June 2022". AeroRoutes. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ abcdeLiu, Jim (5 July 2017). "Buta Airways preliminary operation from Sep 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^. Buta Airways. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^Liu, Jim (21 January 2019). "Buta Airways adds Astrakhan service from May 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^"Buta Airways announces new destination in Russia" (in Russian). ABC.az. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ abGadimova, Nazrin (6 September 2019). "Azerbaijan Expands Its Airline Ties With Saudi Arabia". caspiannews.com. Caspian News. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^"Ankara will be the fourth destination of Buta Airways in Turkey". Buta Airways. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^Liu, Jim (17 March 2018). "Buta Airways plans Alanya/Gazipasa June 2018 launch". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^"Buta Airways expands its route network with flights to another popular Turkish resort".
^ ab"Buta Airways will launch flights to Odessa and Kharkiv". Buta Airways. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^Liu, Jim (13 July 2017). "Buta Airways plans Kiev launch in Sep 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^"Low-cost airline Buta Airways launches direct flights to Lviv". AzerNews.az. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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buta, airways, azerbaijani, cost, virtual, carrier, headquartered, baku, with, primary, operational, base, heydar, aliyev, international, airport, fully, owned, subsidiary, azerbaijan, airlines, iata, icao, callsignj2, azalfoundeddecember, 2016, years, 2016, c. Buta Airways is an Azerbaijani low cost virtual carrier headquartered in Baku with its primary operational base at Heydar Aliyev International Airport It is a fully owned subsidiary of Azerbaijan Airlines Buta AirwaysIATA ICAO CallsignJ2 AHY AZALFoundedDecember 2016 6 years ago 2016 12 Commenced operations1 September 2017HubsHeydar Aliyev International AirportFrequent flyer programAZAL MilesFleet size8Destinations18Parent companyAzerbaijan AirlinesHeadquartersBaku AzerbaijanWebsitewww wbr butaairways wbr az wbr en wbr Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditIn December 2016 it was announced that Azerbaijan Airlines would set up its own in house low cost airline named AZALJet After a year of operation it was decided that AZALJet would be replaced by a new airline named Buta Airways which would have fleet of two Embraer aircraft in its own livery operated by its own staff and with an independent tariff policy 1 On 2 June 2017 the airline s livery and logo were approved The logo reflects the symbolism of the mythological sacred bird Simurg represented in the form of the Azerbaijani ornament buta On the aircraft s aft and forward section buta patterns are drawn in blue which represents the airline s ties with Azerbaijan Airlines and also in a bright red which refers to Azerbaijan s flag 2 In June 2017 the airline announced that its minimum airfare for a one way journey will start at 29 euros Despite being a low cost airline Buta Airways offers free sandwiches and water on board for all customers Passengers can purchase additional services including baggage hot meals and seat selection at an additional cost 3 4 On 16 January 2018 Buta Airways began its first service to a destination within Europe with a once weekly service to Sofia 5 Later that year in December Buta Airways welcomed its eighth Embraer 190 jet 6 In 2019 Buta Airways added Batumi Ufa and Odesa to make 18 destinations for the airline 7 Destinations EditMain article List of Buta Airways destinations As of January 2019 Buta Airways plans to fly to 18 destinations in 7 countries Country City Airport Notes RefsAzerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport HubGanja Ganja International Airport 8 Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport 9 Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport 10 Georgia Batumi Batumi International Airport Seasonal 11 12 Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport 13 Iran Tehran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport 13 Russia Astrakhan Narimanovo Airport 14 15 Kazan Kazan International Airport 13 Mineralnye Vody Mineralnye Vody Airport 13 Moscow Vnukovo International Airport 13 Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport 8 Ufa Ufa International Airport 16 Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport 17 Riyadh King Khalid International Airport 17 Turkey Ankara Esenboga International Airport 18 Gazipasa Gazipasa Airport Seasonal 19 Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport 8 Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport Seasonal 20 Ukraine Kharkiv Kharkiv International Airport 21 Kyiv Kyiv International Airport Zhuliany 22 Lviv Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport 23 Odessa Odesa International Airport 21 Fleet Edit Buta Airways Embraer 190 taking off at Kyiv Zhuliany As of October 2019 the Buta Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft 24 Buta Airways fleet October 2019 Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers NotesEmbraer 190 8 0 25 26 106Total 8 0References Edit National low cost carrier BUTA AIRWAYS will be established in Azerbaijan azal az 14 December 2016 Retrieved 10 July 2017 BUTA AIRWAYS livery and logo approved azal az 2 June 2017 Retrieved 10 July 2017 Airfare of Buta Airways flights will start from 29 euro Azerbaijan Airlines Retrieved 2019 08 12 Free Sandwiches amp Water onboard all Buta Airways Flights Buta Airways Retrieved 2019 09 02 Buta Airways begins services to Sofia Anna aero Retrieved 2019 09 03 Eighth Embraer 190 for Buta Airways Azernews Retrieved 2019 09 03 Buta Airways Destinations Buta Airways Retrieved 2019 09 03 a b c Liu Jim 28 July 2017 Buta Airways updates W17 operations Routesonline Retrieved 11 October 2018 Buta Airways launches direct flights to Bahrain AzerNews az 16 October 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Liu Jim 21 November 2017 Buta Airways plans Sofia Jan 2018 launch Routesonline Retrieved 11 October 2018 Liu Jim 11 October 2018 Buta Airways adds Batumi from June 2019 Routesonline Retrieved 11 October 2018 Buta Airways adds Batumi seasonal service from June 2022 AeroRoutes 10 June 2022 Retrieved 11 June 2022 a b c d e Liu Jim 5 July 2017 Buta Airways preliminary operation from Sep 2017 Routesonline Retrieved 11 October 2018 Astrakhan Buta Airways Archived from the original on 19 January 2019 Retrieved 17 January 2019 Liu Jim 21 January 2019 Buta Airways adds Astrakhan service from May 2019 Routesonline Retrieved 21 January 2019 Buta Airways announces new destination in Russia in Russian ABC az 22 January 2019 Retrieved 24 January 2019 a b Gadimova Nazrin 6 September 2019 Azerbaijan Expands Its Airline Ties With Saudi Arabia caspiannews com Caspian News Retrieved 9 September 2019 Ankara will be the fourth destination of Buta Airways in Turkey Buta Airways Retrieved 9 December 2018 Liu Jim 17 March 2018 Buta Airways plans Alanya Gazipasa June 2018 launch Routesonline Retrieved 11 October 2018 Buta Airways expands its route network with flights to another popular Turkish resort a b Buta Airways will launch flights to Odessa and Kharkiv Buta Airways 18 January 2019 Retrieved 12 March 2019 Liu Jim 13 July 2017 Buta Airways plans Kiev launch in Sep 2017 Routesonline Retrieved 11 October 2018 Low cost airline Buta Airways launches direct flights to Lviv AzerNews az 29 November 2019 Retrieved 2 December 2019 fleet butaairways az 25 August 2017 Retrieved 2 August 2017 Azerbaijan s Buta Airways transitions to all EMB 190 fleet Buta Airways replenishes its fleet with new Embraer E 190 AzerNews az 18 September 2018 Retrieved 9 November 2018 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