Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 5
Trend:
Uzbekistan is considering the possibility of creating a separate operator company to manage airports, Uzbek media reported referring to Deputy Prime Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov.
“We have big plans regarding the aviation sector. We are going to increase the efficiency of using the Uzbekistan Airways' fleet and attracting foreign airlines to further increase the geography of regular and charter flights. To raise the level of service at airports, it is planned to consider options for creating a separate structure and transferring its management to external investors," he said.
According to Abdukhakimov, a radical revision of the system of state regulation, improvement of the institutional foundations of the passenger air transport market with the division of functions to a state regulator, an air carrier and an airport operator is expected.
He also noted that it is planned to consider attracting international financial institutions to co-finance programs for the dynamic development of aviation, railway and road infrastructure, as well as the necessary communications.
There are 11 airports in Uzbekistan, all having international status.
