00:01China and Central Asian countries have agreed to expand air links, allowing more weekly flights and opening up new destinations
00:08across the region.
00:10The deals were reached during the third China-Central Asia Aviation Cooperation meeting in Tashkent.
00:16Uzbekistan and China agreed to rise their weekly flight limit from 100 to 114, while Kazakhstan and China increased theirs
00:24from 150 to 180.
00:27The agreements built on China's Air Silk Road Initiative, designed to develop new air routes and simplify aviation procedures.
00:35Uzbekistan joined the initiative in 2024 and is seeking to create more opportunities for airlines operating between the two countries.
00:44Now we want to increase our frequencies for future to give more chance to our companies.
00:50Kyrgyzstan can already point to a concrete result.
00:54In April 2026, China's Chengdu Airlines launched a weekly direct service between Kashgar and Osh, following the opening of a
01:02new air corridor.
01:03My colleagues have opened my 25th year old, and they have opened the aircraft from Osh to Osh to Kashgar.
01:09They can't be able to do it in the last year.
01:12We are the first one, and I will see Osh.
01:14Kazakhstan, meanwhile, is looking beyond China's major aviation hubs.
01:18Its latest agreements at Chengdu and Kashgar to the destinations airlines are permitted to serve.
01:24Our air carriers would like to open a new destination in the territory of China.
01:32Not only the main hubs, as Beijing, as Shanghai, but also to open the flag to regional cities.
01:43Cooperation is growing within Central Asia as well.
01:46Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agreed to rise permitted weekly flights between Tashkent and both Almaty and Astana from 40 to 60
01:54on each route.
01:56But securing permissions for more flights is only part of the challenge.
02:00Rising fuel prices and airport charges are making regional services more expensive to operate.
