As previously reported, by the decision of the Special Republican Commission to Combat SARS COVID-19 from May 5 to June 1, the airports of Fergana, Urgench and Samarkand will not accept aircraft from Istanbul.
The number of flights from Tashkent to Istanbul has been reduced, and charter flights to India and Turkey have been canceled:
HY 271/272, Tashkent - Istanbul / Istanbul - Tashkent, 26 and 31 May 2021 only
HY 273/274, Tashkent - Istanbul / Istanbul - Tashkent, only flights on Tue, Thu, Fri from 18 to 31 May 2021
HY 275/276, Samarkand - Istanbul / Istanbul - Samarkand, from 17 to 31 May 2021
HY 277/278, Fergana - Istanbul / Istanbul - Fergana, from 19 to 31 May 2021
HY 279/280, Urgench - Istanbul / Istanbul - Urgench, 23 and 30 May 2021 only
HY 421/422, Tashkent - Delhi / Delhi - Tashkent, 14, 21 and 28 May 2021 only
A list of categories of citizens who will be able to purchase tickets to these countries, even despite the restrictions imposed, has been approved. Among them:
Citizens of Uzbekistan and stateless persons who travel to these countries on official business (business trip)
Students who study at universities in these countries
Foreign citizens who have a residence permit in Uzbekistan
Diplomats and their families
Citizens who conduct business abroad and stateless persons
Specialists who come within the framework of investment projects
Transit and transfer passengers
Citizens and stateless persons who plan to receive treatment in these countries
Citizens of Uzbekistan who travel to Turkey and India for business purposes (business trip) must obtain permission from the special republican commission to combat SARS COVID-19. Otherwise, they will be denied the sale of air tickets for flights.
Cancellation of flights to Japan
Uzbekistan is taking measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, closely monitoring the situation in foreign countries. By the decision of a special republican commission, Uzbekistan Airways JSC announces the cancellation of flights to Japan until the sanitary and epidemiological situation in this country improves. Air traffic between the countries was suspended in 2020.
It is important to note that Uzbekistan and Japan have been strategic business partners for many years. For Uzbekistan Airways, flights to Tokyo are also a priority, and for more than 20 years, air traffic has been carried out on routes from Uzbekistan to Japan. Thanks to the work of the airline representatives, during the seasons of high demand, it was possible not only to establish regular flights, but also to ensure a stable passenger load of aircraft in various cities of Japan, providing flights between Tashkent and Samarkand and such Japanese cities as Narita, Nagoya, Fukushima, Osaka, Sendai , Sapporo, Hiroshima.
Over the period from 2015 to 2019, over 500 flights were carried out between Uzbekistan and Japan, and the number of passengers during this period amounted to more than 72 & nbsp; 000 people. At the same time, with the increase in the number of flights, the geography of flights within Japan also expanded, which made it possible to increase passenger traffic between cities of the country from year to year, as well as taking into account the provision of the profitability of flights.
Partial flight restoration is planned for the spring-summer navigation period of 2022.
Regular air traffic between Uzbekistan and Japan is planned to resume after the stabilization of the epidemiological situation in the countries.