Amendments were made to the Temporary Rules on the organization of flights and air transportation of passengers in the Republic of Azerbaijan

All airlines operating flights to the Republic of Azerbaijan accept passengers on the following conditions:

in respect of foreigners and stateless persons:

1) passengers whose close relatives are citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan (husband, wife, children, parents, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren), including family members of such passengers (husband, wife, parents, children) – are required to confirm the degree of kinship on the basis of a document and the negative result of the PCR test for COVID-19 issued within 72 hours before the flight.

All together, the requirement for a document confirming the negative result of the PCR test for COVID-19, issued within 72 hours before the flight for children under 1 year of age, is abolished.

2) Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan; diplomatic passport holders, heads of diplomatic missions and consulates of foreign countries in the Republic of Azerbaijan, employees and their families; foreigners and stateless persons with work permits in the Republic of Azerbaijan; foreigners and stateless persons with temporary or permanent residence permits in the Republic of Azerbaijan and their family members (wife, husband, parents, children under 18, as well as children with disabilities over 18); passengers who are granted special entry to the country by the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic – are required to provide relevant supporting documents and a document confirming the negative result of the PCR test for COVID-19, issued within 72 hours before the flight.

3) Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan who do not meet the requirements while crossing the border will be quarantined for two weeks at the expense of the carrier.

4) In violation of the established entry requirements to the Republic of Azerbaijan with 3 (three) or more passengers on each flight or such passengers on each of the 3 (three) flights in a row, will result in temporary suspension of flights to the Republic for the carrier, imposed by the State Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies.