TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 6. A new airport in Uzbekistan’s Zaamincity will start receiving incoming flights from September 7, Trend reports.
Flights will operate on a daily basis on the following routes:
- Tashkent - Zaamin - Samarkand
- Samarkand - Zaamin - Tashkent
One-way ticket prices start at 105,000 Uzbek soums ($8).
Uzbekistan plans to attract up to 1.5 million domestic tourists and 140,000 foreign tourists a year to the region. The country has set specific tasks to increase domestic flights in the next few years. Uzbekistan Airways operated 3,077 flights only to domestic destinations in the first half of last year; more than 3,200 flights were operated over the same period in 2023, which clearly shows the development of domestic tourism in the country.
