Turkiye not ruling out direct flights from Rize-Artvin Airport to Baku

The Turkish government does not rule out the opening of direct flights from Rize-Artvin Airport to Baku.

It was noted that negotiations could be held between the relevant authorities of Turkey and Azerbaijan for this purpose, Trend reports, citing the Turkish government.

"The opening of the new Rize-Artvin airport is important for the Turkish economy, as it will strengthen its role in international cargo transportation, which is also in the interests of fraternal Azerbaijan," the Turkish government said.

On May 14, the opening ceremony of Rize-Artvin airport was held in Turkiye with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Rize-Artvin Airport, the foundation of which was laid on April 3, 2017, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is the second in Turkiye after Ordu Giresun and the fifth airport in the world built on a site drained from the sea.

This airport, located 34 kilometres from the city of Rize and 125 kilometres from Artvin, is the 58th in Turkiye. For the construction of this airport, the sea section was filled with 100 million tons of stone and drained, and strengthening works were carried out. Rize-Artvin Airport will serve about 3 million passengers annually.

The new airport, capable of receiving large modern aircraft, fully meets modern standards. The length of the runway of the new airport built parallel to the sea, is 3,045 metres.

Rize-Artvin Airport with a total area of 3 million square metres will make a great contribution to the Turkish economy, including the implementation of new projects in the field of tourism.