BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan have reached an agreement to expand weekly air frequency
between the two nations, boosting flight capacity on key routes
including Almaty–Tashkent and Astana–Tashkent, according to
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport.
The agreement was reached following bilateral talks between the
aviation authorities of the two countries, which were held in
Tashkent on the sidelines of the conference of the "China-Central
Asia" (C5+1) working group on civil aviation cooperation.
The Kazakh delegation was led by Saltanat Tompieva, Chairperson
of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of
Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan was represented by Jamoliddin Nazarov, Head
of the Air Transport Department at the Ministry of Transport.
During the meeting, the sides discussed further expansion of air
services, an increase in the frequency of regular flights, and
improved air travel accessibility between major cities in the two
countries.
Under the agreement, the number of permitted weekly flights will
be increased to 60 on each of the Almaty-Tashkent and
Astana-Tashkent routes.
The sides also agreed to increase the number of permitted weekly
flights on other routes between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from 14
to 20. The agreements are expected to expand the availability of
air services on routes with high demand.
