Uzbekistan has reached agreements with Kazakhstan and China to increase the number of scheduled flights, the Transport Ministry said.
The agreements came at the third meeting of the Central Asia-China (C5+1) working group on civil aviation cooperation, held in Tashkent on Nov. 3-5. Aviation authorities and airlines from Uzbekistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan took part.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agreed to raise scheduled flights on each of the Tashkent-Almaty and Tashkent-Astana routes from 42 to 60 a week. Weekly flights on all other routes between the two countries will rise from 14 to 20.
After talks between the Uzbek and Chinese aviation authorities, the two countries were granted the right to increase scheduled flights from 100 to 114 a week. Documents were signed to formalise the agreements.
Participants also discussed implementing the agreement to build the “Air Silk Road” jointly, liberalising the air transport market and harmonising the regulatory framework. They gave particular attention to civil aviation infrastructure, flight safety, wider deployment of “green” and “smart” technologies, joint projects and a mechanism for regular high-level meetings.
The agreements will expand travel options for passengers, strengthen Uzbekistan’s regional and international transport and logistics links, and support trade, economic and tourism cooperation, the ministry said.
The working group’s fourth meeting is scheduled for 2027 in Kyrgyzstan.
Air Arabia was earlier reported to be launching new flights to Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
