Uzbekistan Airways begins flights to Changi

It's Singapore's first direct link to Central Asia.

Singapore Changi Airport today welcomed the arrival of Uzbekistan Airways, making the launch of Singapore’s first direct air link to Central Asia. The national carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan will operate a twice-weekly service between Tashkent and Singapore, through a circular routing with Kuala Lumpur, utilising a 247-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft in a two-class configuration.

To commemorate this new link, Mr Akmal Akbarov, First Deputy General Director of Uzbekistan Airways and Mr Nabijon Kasimov, the Chairman of the Association of Private Touristic Organisations of Uzbekistan, were on board the inaugural flight that arrived at Changi at 0807 hours.

They were welcomed by Mr Alisher Kurmanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Korea (former Ambassador to Singapore), and Mr Wong Woon Liong, Senior Advisor of Changi Airport Group.

Uzbekistan Airways and Tashkent are respectively the second carrier and second new city link this year for Changi Airport. This follows the launch of a service to Guiyang by Lucky Air in January.