Azerbaijan Airlines was founded in April 1992 and (AZAL, Azeri: Azerbaycan Hava Yollari) is based in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The company is publicly owned and operates scheduled passenger and cargo services between Baku and various cities in the CIS, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
In Europe, Azerbaijan Airlines reaches the following cities: Barcelona, Berlin, Chisinau, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan, Minsk, Paris, Prague, Tiblisi, Tel Aviv, Vienna.
In Asia, Azerbaijan Airlines reaches the following cities: Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Antalya, Ankara, Bahrain, Beijin, Bishkek, Bodrum, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Dushambe, Jeddah, Islamabad, Istanbul, Lahore, Mumbai, Riyadh, Tashkent, Urgench.
Azerbaijan Airlines also serves various domestic destinations within the country such as: Ganja, Lankaran, Nakhchivan, Qabala.
Azerbaijan Airlines serves various destinations within Russia, such as: Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Moscow, Sochi, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Ufa.
Azerbaijan Airlines operate direct flights from Baku to New York.
Since 2017, Baku International Airport has been rated by Skytrax as the "Best Airport" in the CIS area. This follows the "4 Stars Airline" award awarded to AZAL since 2015.