Uzbekistan to boost China frequencies to 114 weekly flights

The agreement was signed by Jamoliddin Nazarov, Head of the Air Transport Department at Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport, and Bai Wenli, Deputy Director General of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Image: Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan

Aviation authorities from Uzbekistan and China have agreed to expand bilateral air service entitlements, raising the maximum total frequency between the two nations from 100 to 114 weekly flights. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport announced the accord today following bilateral talks held in Tashkent under the umbrella of the Central Asia–China (C5+1) Civil Aviation Working Group.

Despite the 14% quota expansion, Uzbekistan’s allocated capacity to the People’s Republic of China remains 1.5 times below that of neighboring Kazakhstan, which holds entitlements for 180 weekly flights to China.

Concurrently, aviation regulators from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan—Central Asia’s two largest markets—agreed to a substantial expansion of cross-border capacity to accommodate surging passenger demand. On the key routes connecting Tashkent with Almaty and Astana, designated weekly frequencies were raised from 42 to 60 per side. Capacity on secondary interstate routes was also increased from 14 to 20 flights per week for each side.

Beyond bilateral frequency allocation, summit delegates addressed the operational rollout of the Air Silk Road initiative, regional market liberalization, regulatory harmonization, and the adoption of modern technology standards across the sector.