In addition to routine delays, flights are often overcrowded with passengers without seats standing in the aisle along with excess unsecured cabin luggage. Even basic safety features such as seat belts are sometimes missing. Air travel to Azerbaijan on international carriers via England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Turkey is generally more reliable. Driving hazards such as open manholes, debris and potholes are common. Drivers pay little heed to traffic regulations, signals, lines or even other drivers.
Drivers often travel at extremely high rates of speed and accidents are frequent.
Driving within Baku should be considered extremely hazardous. Outside of the city, where roads are present, conditions are similar. They are often in poor repair, un-striped, without traffic signs or warnings, and unlit. Many rural avenues are unpaved and rarely travelled. There is a severe shortage of basic medical supplies, including disposable needles, anesthetics, and vaccines against communicable diseases.