Air Cargo Notes | 19 Oct 2023
Marketing Team | Delta Global Solutions
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Air Cargo Trends
The Georgian airline Geo Sky (D4) to launch cargo flights from China to Europe via Turkmenabat (CRZ) (source)
● Geo Sky (D4) to operate the Tbilisi (TBS)- Zhengzhou (CGO)- Turkmenabat (CRZ)- Zaragoza (ZAZ) route on B747F
● D4 will use Turkmenabat (CRZ) as a transit point due to its advantageous geographical location at the intersection of air, rail, and road networks linking Asia and Europe
Kyrgyzstan and Russia have agreed on the 5th freedom of the air (source)
● Kyrgyzstan's airlines are now able to operate from Kyrgyz airports to 25 Russian destinations, transiting through third-party nations, and conversely, from Russia to various other international destinations
● Russian airlines were granted permission to operate flights from Russian cities to Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek, Osh, and Tamchi, with a layover in Almaty, Kazakhstan, followed by onward travel to various Chinese cities
● Kyrgyzstan joined the top five among all countries in terms of passenger traffic to Russia, while Uzbekistan is in the top ten in 2023
Flynas (XY) to launch Jeddah (JED) / Bishkek (FRU) VV regular passenger flights (source)
● XY will launch flights using A320P aircraft, with a frequency of three weekly flights
● The expansion aligns with the objective of Saudi Arabia to connect the Kingdom to 250 global destinations, attracting 330mln PAX and hosting 100mln tourists by 2030
Silk Avia (US) to launch regular passenger charters between Samarkand (SKD) and Turkistan (HSA) from 14 Oct 2023 (source)
● Silk Avia will utilize its A320 aircraft to operate the new route, with the inaugural flight planned for 28 Oct 2023
● Separately, Kazakhstan is contemplating the initiation of flights along the Turkestan – Fergana route
Uzbekistan Government shipped 100 tons of humanitarian goods to Afghanistan following the devastating earthquake in the country (source)
● My Freighter (C6) was chartered by the Government of Uzbekistan to deliver humanitarian aid with a charter flight on its B747F aircraft, operated on 10 Oct 2023
● Afghanistan has also received humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates and is expecting further aid deliveries from Turkey
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