AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (J2, Baku Heydar Aliev International) has "temporarily" postponed the planned service launch of its Baku Heydar Aliev International – Beijing Capital route, owing to problems "arising from newly implemented additional requirements for all air carriers starting regular flight operations to Beijing." Authorities in Baku claim that once the issues have been resolved, it will begin flights. According to AirlineRoute, reservation for this route was closed "just days before it's May 10 launch". The twice weekly service, the carrier's first long-haul destination, was to have used B767-300s.