Uzbekistan to Increase Number of Flights to Kazakhstan and China
The parties agreed to increase the number of flights and signed relevant documents following negotiations in Tashkent.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to increase the permissible frequency of flights. On the Tashkent-Almaty and Tashkent-Astana routes, the limit will rise from 42 to 60 flights per week for each direction, while on other routes, it will increase from 14 to 20.
Following negotiations with China, the aviation authorities of Uzbekistan and China were granted the right to increase the number of regular flights between the two countries from 100 to 114 per week. The actual increase in flight frequency will depend on airline schedules and plans.
The negotiations took place during a meeting of representatives from the aviation authorities and airlines of Uzbekistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Participants discussed the development of cooperation, liberalization of the air transport market, alignment of regulatory requirements, flight safety, and infrastructure projects.
Organizers described the agreements as a step toward expanding passenger travel, trade-economic, and tourism ties.
