Buta Airways

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 Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
J2 AHY AZAL
FoundedDecember 2016 (2016-12)
Commenced operations1 September 2017
HubsHeydar Aliyev International Airport
Frequent-flyer programAZAL-Miles
Fleet size7
Destinations18
Parent companyAzerbaijan Airlines
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
Websitewww.butaairways.az/en/

History

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 onboard 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
Main article: List of Buta Airways destinations

As of January 2019, Buta Airways plans to fly to 18 destinations, in 7 countries.

City Country Airport Notes Refs
AnkaraTurkeyEsenboga International Airport[8]
AstrakhanRussiaNarimanovo Airport[9][10]
BakuAzerbaijanHeydar Aliyev International AirportHub
BatumiGeorgiaBatumi International Airport[11]
DammamSaudi ArabiaKing Fahd International Airport[12]
GanjaAzerbaijanGanja International Airport[13]
GazipaşaTurkeyGazipaşa AirportSeasonal[14]
IstanbulTurkeySabiha Gökçen International Airport[13]
İzmirTurkeyAdnan Menderes AirportSeasonal[15]
KazanRussiaKazan International Airport[16]
KharkivUkraineKharkiv International Airport[17]
KyivUkraineKyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)[18]
LvivUkraineLviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport[19]
ManamaBahrainBahrain International Airport[20]
Mineralnye VodyRussiaMineralnye Vody Airport[16]
MoscowRussiaVnukovo International Airport[16]
OdessaUkraineOdesa International Airport[17]
RiyadhSaudi ArabiaKing Khalid International Airport[12]
Saint PetersburgRussiaPulkovo Airport[13]
SofiaBulgariaSofia Airport[21]
TbilisiGeorgiaTbilisi International Airport[16]
TehranIranTehran Imam Khomeini International Airport[16]
UfaRussiaUfa International Airport[22]

Fleet
Buta Airways Embraer 190 taking off at Kyiv-Zhuliany

As of October 2019, the Buta Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[23]

Buta Airways fleet (October 2019)
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer 190 7 0[24][25] 106
Total 7 0

References
  1. "National low-cost carrier BUTA AIRWAYS will be established in Azerbaijan". azal.az. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "BUTA AIRWAYS livery and logo approved". azal.az. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Airfare of Buta Airways flights will start from 29 euro". Azerbaijan Airlines. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  4. "Free Sandwiches & Water onboard all Buta Airways Flights". Buta Airways. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. "Buta Airways begins services to Sofia". Anna.aero. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  6. "Eighth Embraer 190 for Buta Airways". Azernews. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  7. "Buta Airways Destinations". Buta Airways. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  8. "Ankara will be the fourth destination of Buta Airways in Turkey". Buta Airways. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. "Astrakhan". Buta Airways. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. Liu, Jim (21 January 2019). "Buta Airways adds Astrakhan service from May 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  11. Liu, Jim (11 October 2018). "Buta Airways adds Batumi from June 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. Gadimova, Nazrin (6 September 2019). "Azerbaijan Expands Its Airline Ties With Saudi Arabia". caspiannews.com. Caspian News. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  13. Liu, Jim (28 July 2017). "Buta Airways updates W17 operations". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  14. Liu, Jim (17 March 2018). "Buta Airways plans Alanya/Gazipasa June 2018 launch". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  15. https://www.butaairways.az/en/article/news08292018
  16. Liu, Jim (5 July 2017). "Buta Airways preliminary operation from Sep 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  17. "Buta Airways will launch flights to Odessa and Kharkiv". Buta Airways. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  18. Liu, Jim (13 July 2017). "Buta Airways plans Kiev launch in Sep 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  19. "Low-cost airline Buta Airways launches direct flights to Lviv". AzerNews.az. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  20. "Buta Airways launches direct flights to Bahrain". AzerNews.az. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. Liu, Jim (21 November 2017). "Buta Airways plans Sofia Jan 2018 launch". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  22. "Buta Airways announces new destination in Russia" (in Russian). ABC.az. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  23. "fleet". butaairways.az. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  24. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/70198-azerbaijans-buta-airways-transitions-to-all-emb-190-fleet
  25. "Buta Airways replenishes its fleet with new Embraer E-190". AzerNews.az. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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