KATHMANDU, Mar 4: Etihad Airways has launched the inaugural flight connecting Abu Dhabi with Baku, Azerbaijan. The inaugural flight, EY297, departed from Abu Dhabi to Baku on Friday. According to a statement issued by the company on Saturday, the flights have been scheduled for three days a week. For the new scheduled flight, the airways is using 136-seater Airbus A320 containing 16 seats in business class and 120 seats in economy class. The new flights will operate every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, added the statement.