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Samarkand's Air Marakanda Welcomes Maiden Flight from China
At a press conference featuring Air Marakanda CEO of Anton Khodzhayan , Commercial Director Artem Pak , Head of the Samarkand regional branch of the Civil Service Development Agency Rustam Kobilov and General Director of China Southern Airlines' office in Tashkent Shen Yi, the participants noted the great potential of flights between Samarkand and Urumqi.
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Flights from Urumqi to Samarkand will operate once weekly, departing at 11:20 pm on Sunday .
Flights from Samarkand to Urumqi will depart at 01:30 am on Monday .
China Southern Airlines will operate using Boeing 737-800 aircraft for the flights, with ticket prices starting from $200 one way. Tickets can be purchased, and additional services arranged, at Samarkand International Airport's 24-hour ticket office, etc.
The inauguration of this route now connects the political, economic and cultural center of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the north-western part of
China with historic Samarkand for the first time.
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AIR MARAKANDA is responsible for ground handling and management of the new Samarkand International Airport terminal. It is the first project in the aviation industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan based on public-private partnership. For two years, the new Samarkand terminal has been within the top ten leaders in the Central Asian region of the World Airport Awards (SKYTRAX).
China Southern Airlines is China's largest air carrier, the airline's fleet ranks 1st in Asia in terms of the number of aircraft. China Southern Airlines operates more than 850 passenger and cargo transport aircraft, including Boeing B787, B777, B747 and B737, as well as Airbus A330, A321, A320, A319 and ARJ21. China Southern operates more than 3,000 daily flights to 224 destinations in 40 countries and regions of the world.
Urumqi is the world's most inland major city. The route network of Urumqi Airport consists of 69 domestic destinations, through which passengers can access the largest business, industrial and tourist cities of China .
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