Uzbekistan and China raise weekly flight limit to 114
The agreement raises the permitted number of regular passenger flights from 100 a week, giving airlines room to add services without guaranteeing that they will do so.
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The agreement raises the permitted number of regular passenger flights from 100 a week, giving airlines room to add services without guaranteeing that they will do so.
Uzbekistan and China have agreed to raise the limit on regular passenger flights between them from 100 to 114 a week. The increase expands the flights airlines are allowed to operate; it does not establish that additional services have begun.
The agreement came out of the third Central Asia–China civil aviation cooperation working-group meeting in Tashkent on 3–5 November. Signed bilateral protocols formalized the terms.
Jamoliddin Nazarov, head of the Air Transport Department at Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport, and Bai Wenli, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, signed the agreement, centralasiaplus.aero said.
The talks build on the Air Silk Road initiative, which aims to open routes and make cross-border airline operations easier. The two countries' aviation authorities agreed to develop it jointly in January 2024.
Nazarov said Uzbekistan wants travelers flying from China and neighboring Central Asian countries to Europe to be able to change planes at Uzbek airports.
Aviation outlet flycentralasia said airlines' use of the expanded rights will depend on commercial demand and available aircraft.
Kazakhstan and China agreed to raise their weekly ceiling from 150 to 180 and plan to add Chengdu and Kashgar to their route network; Uzbekistan and China also agreed to raise their ceiling from 100 to 114.
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Under the agreement, announced by Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry on 5 November, the weekly limit on other bilateral routes would rise from 14 to 20, allowing airlines to schedule more flights.
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