The aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to increase the number of permitted scheduled flights between the countries. On the Almaty – Tashkent and Astana – Tashkent routes, the maximum flight frequency may increase to 60 per week on each route. The negotiations took place in Tashkent as part of the conference of the civil aviation cooperation working group “China – Central Asia” (C5+1).
The Kazakh delegation was headed by Saltanat Tompieva, Chairperson of the Civil Aviation Committee, while the Uzbek delegation was led by Jamoliddin Nazarov, Head of the Air Transport Department of the Ministry of Transport. In addition to the two main routes, the parties agreed to increase the permitted number of flights on other routes between the two countries, where the frequency will grow from 14 to 20 flights per week.
The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan expects that expanding air connectivity will increase the number of available passenger seats on the most popular routes. The agreements establish conditions for the further development of scheduled air traffic between the two nations.