BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 15. Uzbekistan Airways JSC will increase the frequency of flights on the Tashkent- Beijing-Tashkent route, Trend reports via the company’s statement.
Currently, international flights from Tashkent to Beijing are carried out once a week.
Starting from February 22, 2023, Uzbekistan Airways introduces additional flights in this direction and flights will be operated twice a week – on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In the nearest future, the Uzbek air carrier plans to operate flights on the Tashkent-Beijing -Tashkent route four times a week.
The cost of an economy class ticket in this direction starts from 6.7 million soums ($595), while tickets for business class start from 13.3 million soums ($1,179).
Furthermore, on January 10, 2023, Uzbekistan Airways operated the first flight after a three-year pause on the Tashkent- Beijing -Tashkent route.
In 2020, due to the COVID-related issues, direct flights between the two countries were temporarily suspended.