AZAL gets free meals on flights

AZAL, Azerbaijan's national airline, announces the resumption of free hot meals for passengers on budget flights. For the Ukrainian passengers, the innovation will affect flights to Baku from Kiev and Lviv.

Food in economy class will be resumed on may 9, 2016 — the passengers will offer Breakfast for the morning flights, and two kinds of meat dishes, bread and drinks (juice, tea, coffee and water) for flights that are running during the day.

In addition, on may 9, will also changed the rules on hand baggage on flights of Azerbaijan airlines — instead of 8 kilograms passengers economy class can bring in the cabin is 10 kg, provided that the dimensions of the bags do not exceed carrier standards (55 x 35 x 20 cm).

The abolition of free hot meals and free baggage allowance in economy class on medium-haul flights of Azerbaijan airlines was made on 1 February this year, after which similar measures have been taken UIA, which also performs flights on the route Kiev — Baku — Kiev. Now, after opposite decisions AZAL, you can expect a response from UIA, but the official comments from the Ukrainian carrier has not yet been received.