Buta Airways
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| Founded | December 2016 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 September 2017 | ||||||
| Hubs | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | AZAL-Miles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Parent company | Azerbaijan Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Buta Airways is an Azerbaijani low-cost airline, based at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan.
History
In December 2016 it was announced that Azerbaijan Airlines would set up its own in-house, low-cost airline named Buta Airways, the airline would be a 100-percent owned subsidiary of AZAL. It was also announced the airline would have its own fleet of Embraer aircraft in its own livery, operated by its own staff and an independent tariff policy.[1]
On 2 June 2017, the airlines 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 airlines ties with Azerbaijan Airlines and also in a bright red which refers to Azerbaijan’s flag. this livery will be presented on the airlines fleet of modern Embraer aircraft.[2]
Destinations
As of July 2017, Buta Airways plans to fly to 11 destinations, in 7 countries.
Fleet
As of August 2017, the Buta Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Embraer 190 | 4 | 2 | 106 | ||
| Total | 4 | 2 | |||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "fleet". butaairways.az. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
