Air Cargo Notes | 21 Dec 2023
Marketing Team
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 Humo Air first-ever flight, the arrival of a new aircraft for Uzbekistan Airways, and the TIR procedure along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Route. Read on to find out more.
Air Cargo Trends
Uzbekistan Airways received new aircraft (source)
● A new aircraft Airbus 320neo in a standard single-class configuration with a capacity carrying 186 passengers was welcomed with a water arch at Tashkent International Airport on 19 December 2023
● The flag carrier plans to operate passenger flights from Tashkent and local cities using the new aircraft
The first low-cost airline in Uzbekistan "Humo Air" inaugural flight (source)
● Humo Air operated its first-ever flight ex Tashkent to Nukus using Airbus A320 equipment on 5 December 2023
● Nowadays, low-cost airlines operate direct flights from Tashkent to local cities such as Urgench, Nukus, Karshi, Samarkand VV
Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan to increase passenger flights (source)
● Representatives of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase passenger flights during negotiations held by the delegation of the Ministry of Transport with the Aviation Administration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia within the framework of the ICAO event "ICAN–2023"
● Improving interconnectivity and satisfying increased passenger demand is the main goal of this agreement
Other News
CEVA Logistics to implement TIR procedure along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Route (source)
● CEVA Logistics aims to gain a competitive advantage by leveraging the TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) procedures along the route China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan to reduce the door-to-door (DTD) lead time to Almaty and Bishkek by 5 days and to Tashkent by 7 days
● The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor operates on the TIR operation model and shows rapid growth in cross-border trucking
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● Your Last Mile Guide in Uzbekistan
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