{"id":11115,"date":"2025-10-16T18:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/qazaq-air-launches-direct-flights-from-astana-to-samarkand-from-november-7\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:48:45","slug":"qazaq-air-launches-direct-flights-from-astana-to-samarkand-from-november-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/qazaq-air-launches-direct-flights-from-astana-to-samarkand-from-november-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Qazaq Air launches direct flights from Astana to Samarkand from November 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why is it important<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new route strengthens air communication within Central Asia, contributes to the development of tourism and business contacts between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This is part of President Tokayev&#8217;s strategy for strengthening regional cooperation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What is known<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Departure from Astana at 10:30, arrival in Samarkand at 13:30.<\/li>\n<li>Return flight: departure from Samarkand at 14:20, arrival in Astana at 17:25.<\/li>\n<li>The cost of a one-way ticket starts from 41,494 tenge.<\/li>\n<li>From November 10, Qazaq Air will also begin flights between Astana and Bishkek twice a week \u2014 on Mondays and Thursdays.<\/li>\n<li>The company emphasizes that direct flights between Astana, Samarkand, and Bishkek \u201cwill increase passenger convenience and support the development of business, tourism, and cultural ties\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qazaq Air already operates under the Vietjet Qazaqstan brand after the acquisition of a strategic stake by the Samruk-Kazyna investment fund and cooperation with VietJet. In the spring of 2024, \u201cUzaviation\u201d allowed airlines to fly to Uzbekistan. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, there is a trend towards expanding air routes between Central Asian countries in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qazaq Air will begin operating flights between Astana and Samarkand from November 7th twice a week \u2014 on Fridays and Sundays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68f125088b937.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"2bf59057","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"Dv78f24rp1hU":11064,"YlB8HH34jIzY":"Qazaq Air launches direct flights from Astana to Samarkand from November 7"},"pin_until":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[2064,2062,3260],"class_list":["post-11115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-aviation","tag-business","tag-qazaq-air-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Qazaq Air launches direct flights from Astana to Samarkand from November 7 &#8212; 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