Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan has ranked first among foreign countries by the number of international routes served by Russian airlines in the winter season, ahead of China and Türkiye, Russia’s Transport Ministry said.
Russian airlines operate direct flights to 39 countries under the winter schedule. The Transport Ministry and the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) compiled a ranking of the 10 countries with the largest number of international routes.
Uzbekistan accounts for 70 routes, followed by China with 63 and Türkiye with 46. Egypt ranks fourth with 33 routes, ahead of Vietnam with 32 and Tajikistan with 29.
The rest of the top 10 comprises Thailand with 27 destinations, Kazakhstan with 24, the United Arab Emirates with 20 and Armenia with 19.
Rosaviatsia also published figures on the number of Russian airlines serving each destination and the cities from which flights operate.
A total of 10 Russian carriers fly to Uzbekistan from 17 Russian cities. China is served by 11 airlines from 14 departure points, while 11 carriers operate flights to Türkiye from 25 cities.
Four Russian airlines fly to Egypt from 12 cities, while Vietnam is served by four carriers from 10 cities and Tajikistan by four from 14.
The same number of airlines serve Thailand, with flights available from 10 Russian cities.
Seven airlines operate flights to Kazakhstan from eight Russian cities. The United Arab Emirates is served by six carriers from 13 cities, while eight airlines fly to Armenia from 11 cities.
The ministry also listed new and resumed routes for the winter season. Since 30 October, S7 has operated flights from Novosibirsk to Male. On 4 November, Jordanian carrier Royal Jordanian launched a route from Amman to Makhachkala.
Vietnamese airline Sun Phuquok is expected to launch flights from Phu Quoc to Moscow on 13 November. Saudi carrier Saudia is also scheduled to resume flights from Jeddah to Moscow on 1 December.
The autumn-winter flight schedule runs from 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027.
