ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 8. Kazakh low-cost
carrier FlyArystan has thrown its hat in the ring with the
announcement of international flights on the
Almaty-Samarkand-Almaty route, set to take off in the spring and
autumn seasons of 2026, Trend reports via the company.
Flights will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The spring schedule will run from March 21 to May 30, and the
autumn schedule will be from September 1 to October 24.
FlyArystan is a budget airline launched in May 2019. It operates
under its parent company, Air Astana. Based in Almaty, FlyArystan
operates a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.
Meanwhile, Qazaq Air launched regular direct flights on the
Almaty-Samarkand route on November 7, 2025. In December 2025, SCAT
Airlines also began operating regular flights connecting
Kazakhstan's Turkestan with Uzbekistan's Bukhara, Urgench, and
Samarkand.
The Kazakh government announced in November 2025 that efforts to
strengthen tourism and transport links between Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan have been intensified. The Ministry of Tourism and
Sports has developed a new concept for a shared route along the
Central Asian Silk Road. This route includes key cities such as
Almaty, Shymkent, Turkestan, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and
Khiva.
In 2026, the government said, there are plans to explore joint
promotion of the tourism potential of both countries, with the aim
of combining their tourist resources to attract more visitors.
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