TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, November 23. Uzbekistan’s Centrum Air airline will launch direct charter flights to India's city of Goa, Trend reports.
The first flight of the Tashkent-Goa-Tashkent route, organized with the support of the Indian Concord Exotic Voyages company,will be operated on December 7, 2023.
Centrum Air announced flights to Goa in early October of 2023. According to the company, the flights were scheduled to be performed on Tuesdays, starting on December 5.
Meanwhile, the number of tourists from India visiting Uzbekistan amounted to 16,700 people from January through June of 2023. As per data by Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee, the recorded number reflects a notable increase compared to the corresponding period in 2022, when the Central Asian republic hosted 5,200 Indian visitors.
Uzbekistan's Centrum Air marked its inaugural international flight on the Namangan-Jeddah route in April 2023. Shortly after, the airline expanded its offerings, introducing charter flights from Tashkent to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh. The company continued its growth, initiating flights on the Tashkent to Almaty route starting on June 5, 2023.
July witnessed Centrum Air's entry into the charter flight segment with services to Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Concurrently, the airline commenced operations from Urgench to St. Petersburg, marking another milestone in its growing network. August further underscored Centrum Air's commitment to global connectivity with the introduction of weekly flights on the Tashkent to Doha route.
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