{"id":184141,"date":"2025-06-06T10:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/?p=184141"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:59:53","slug":"air-samarkand-expands-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/industry-news\/air-samarkand-expands-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Samarkand expands operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uzbek carrier Air Samarkand has announced a raft of new international route developments and increases in weekly frequencies over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Air Samarkand will launch new services to Tbilisi and Batumi in Georgia, and to Baku in Azerbaijan, while also increasing scheduled operations to Istanbul and Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/industry-news\/air-samarkand-prepares-for-launch-with-delivery-of-second-aircraft\/\">Air Samarkand prepares for launch with delivery of second aircraft<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zafar Butayev, CEO of Air Samarkand, said: \u201cThese latest route developments will support growing customer demand for new and enhanced services on our Air Samarkand route network. All provide connections where we have seen rising demand or identified clear opportunities to establish new routes for tourist, pilgrim and business travellers. 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