Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan pays special attention to the development of the tourism industry, the development and improvement of the regulatory framework for the sustainable development of the industry.

Starting from 8 June 2021, Uzbekistan Airways for the first time will operate regular flights on the new direction Samarkand-Almaty-Samarkand. Air connections will be carried out twice a week - on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The duration of the entire flight is 1 hour 50 minutes. Passengers can purchase air tickets on the Samarkand-Almaty route from 1 095 955 soums. The cost of a ticket in the direction of Samarkand-Almaty-Samarkand starts from 1,913,025 soums.

It should be noted that the opening of a new flight in the direction of Samarkand-Almaty-Samarkand will further serve the development of tourism in Uzbekistan, and the Samarkand international airport will serve as a hub for flights of Uzbekistan Airways.