Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes | 26 March 2026
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Welcome to this week's edition of Uzbekistan Air Cargo Notes, the first and only newsletter focusing on the latest news and insights into the dynamic air cargo market of Uzbekistan and Central Asia. This week, we are reporting on Qanot Sharq's upcoming passenger flights to the United States, planned 2030 opening of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and more.
Air Cargo Trends
Uzbekistan Airways resumed Dubai flights
Uzbekistan's national carrier Uzbekistan Airways restarted daily passenger services between Tashkent and the UAE on 19 March 2026
Operations on this route resumed after authorities temporarily suspended flights to the region on 28 February 2026, due to armed conflict in the Middle East
VietJet Air expands European network via Kazakhstan
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air will begin twice-weekly flights ex Hanoi, Vietnam to Prague, Czech Republic via Almaty, Kazakhstan in July, utilizing newly granted fifth-freedom traffic rights to pick up and discharge passengers in Kazakhstan
Strategic expansion follows the 2025 acquisition of a controlling stake in Kazakhstan’s Qazaq Air by VietJet’s parent company, paving the way for further intermediate-stop flights to destinations like Germany, France and the UK
Uzbekistan Airways is set to launch flights to Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct regular passenger flights ex Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Atyrau, Kazakhstan VV on 30 March 2026
All flights will be operated twice weekly using Airbus A320 aircraft
Qanot Sharq is set to launch passenger flights to the United States
Uzbekistan low-cost carrier Qanot Sharq will launch direct regular passenger flights ex Tashkent, Uzbekistan to New York, United States VV on 3 May 2026
All flights will be operated twice weekly using Airbus A330-200 aircraft
Uzbekistan Airways will launch flights to Russia
Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct regular passenger flights ex Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Samara, Russia VV on 3 April 2026
All flights will be operated weekly using Airbus A320 aircraft
Other News
Transnational railway project set for launch
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov announced that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan mainline is scheduled for completion by 2030, a move expected to transform Kyrgyzstan from a "dead-end" into a major transit power
Construction on the 532.5-kilometer project, which began in 2023, aims to reduce cargo delivery times and expand access to foreign markets as a vital segment of the broader China-to-Europe rail network
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