Azerbaijan F1 GP Could Charter Flights For ’20 Race

Arif Rahimov

Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoters are "considering laying on charter flights" for next year’s F1 race after soccer fans "struggled to reach Baku" for Wednesday’s Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal, which Chelsea won 4-1.

The lack of direct flights to Azerbaijan from Britain, where most of the 10 F1 teams are based, and the cost of the 8,000-km round trip to Baku "have been highlighted in recent weeks."

Race Promoter Arif Rahimov said, "Next year, especially if we are back-to-back with any of the races, I will definitely try to organize more charter flights by ourselves and then try to sell them at cost to whoever is interested." Rahimov said that Britain was second after Russia for the number of F1 fans traveling to Baku annually. REUTERS