Air Samarkand launches Abu Dhabi...

Weekly service follows expansion to Saudi in July

Air Samarkand has launched a weekly service between the Uzbek capital of Tashkent and Al Ain, the ‘Garden City’ of Abu Dhabi.

The carrier will operate an Airbus A321 aircraft on the route, offering 12 business-class seats and 182 economy-class seats, and a flight time of three hours and 40 minutes.

The inaugural flight on 22 September carried 195 passengers.

“We are excited to add another destination and a new country to our flight map, which we are confident will become popular among both tourists and business travellers,” said Air Samarkand CEO Zafar Butaev.

The new route follows the expansion of Air Samarkand’s services to Istanbul in September, to three return flights a week, and marks the continued expansion of its network.

In late July, the carrier began flying to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to support religious pilgrims, increasing the frequency to five per week by September – with two services departing from Samarkand and one each week from the Uzbek cities of Termez, Fergana and Namangan.

Air Samarkand also serves Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt and Nha Trang in Vietnam, using Airbus A321neo and A330-300 aircraft.

Flights to Al Ain are operated in partnership with tour operator EasyBooking.

The weekly Sunday flights depart Tashkent at 10.40, arriving in Al Ain at 13.20 (local time). The return flight leaves Al Ain at 15.00, arriving in the Uzbek capital at 19.40 (local time).

Air Samarkand has plans to launch flights to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Dubai International Airport (DXB), offering further connectivity for business travellers and tourists.

For more information, visit www.easybooking.uz

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