AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (J2, Baku Heydar Aliev International) has chosen Beijing Capital as its first longhaul destination with flights from Baku Heydar Aliev International expected to start from May 10. The Azerbaijani national airline will operate the flights twice weekly using using its fleet of B767-300s. Currently, AZAL flies throughout the subregion along with destinations in Israel, Eastern and Western Europe and Russia.