Samarkand International Airport announces expansion of route network
Samarkand International Airport introduced an extra expansion of its direct route network with providers to Baku and Krasnoyarsk on Thursday, twenty seventh February.
Azerbaijan Airlines will function two flights per week from Samarkand to the Azerbaijan capital of Baku starting 1st April.
Flights will probably be operated twice per week on Wednesdays and Sundays with departures from Samarkand leaving at 2:55am, with a journey time of round 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Likewise, Ural Airlines will probably be introducing direct flights between Samarkand and Krasnoyarsk, the biggest financial, academic, and cultural heart of the East Siberian Federal District.
Return providers on the four-hour flight will initially be operated as soon as weekly on Tuesdays, additionally from 1st April.
Departures from Krasnoyarsk at 11:40 will arrive in Samarkand at 13:40 native time, whereas the return service will depart Samarkand at 15:00 and arrive in Krasnoyarsk at 20:35 native time.
Two essential providers
Ulugbek Shamsikulov, CEO of Samarkand International Airport’s administration firm Air Marakanda, mentioned: “After record breaking growth and passenger figures in 2024, we will begin the summer season with important new services to Baku and Krasnoyarsk. These flight connections will strengthen the cultural, tourist and business ties between Uzbekistan and these two important countries, while providing passengers with convenient and affordable air transport links.”
Baku is a contemporary metropolis on the Caspian Sea coast, providing vacationers points of interest together with walks alongside the Seaside Boulevard, visits to the Old City and the Bibi-Heybat Mosque complicated.
With 75 locations served from Baku International Airport, it additionally supplies onward flight alternatives for vacationers departing from Samarkand.
Krasnoyarsk, alternatively, is the biggest metropolis in Eastern Siberia, recognized for its distinctive pure landscapes, panoramic views and quite a few points of interest, which makes it a sexy vacationer vacation spot.
Samarkand International Airport was named the quickest rising airport in Europe and Central Asia in official figures launched by the Airports Council International (ACI).
With 1.38 million passengers passing by the ultra-modern terminal equating to progress of 36.6 p.c in contrast with 2023, Samarkand grew twice as shortly as the following quickest rising airport within the area.