Starting September 2, Korean Air will provide regular passenger flights between Seoul's Incheon International Airport and Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
The flights will be operated using Boeing 777-200 aircraft and will run three times a week, a statement from the carrier said.
"With this new flight, Korean Air has composed a 'silk road in the sky' connecting China (Xian, Urumqi, Kunming) to the Middle East and Europe (Dubai, Cairo, Istanbul) through India and Central Asia (Tashkent, Mumbai, New Delhi). Korean Air expects this new 'silk road' to act as a strong growth engine for the future," the release said.
Korean Air said it is cooperating with the Uzbek government on a project to develop Navoi International Airport located in the southwestern part of Uzbekistan into a logistics hub for Central Asia.
From August 27, a Korean Air cargo flight will stop at Navoi Airport on its way from Incheon to Milano, Italy. Korean Air said it also plans to enhance business ties with Uzbekistan Airways, such as ground handling and code-share arrangements.
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