Zhejiang Loong Airlines launches a new charter flight to Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 27 September, the first direct charter flight of the Chinese airline Zhejiang Loong Airlines, landing on the Xi'an-Tashkent-Xi'an route, will land at the Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport. The flight will be completed on an Airbus A320neo aircraft with a total capacity of 173 people.

At the same time, the first passenger of the flight will be the head of the Chinese airline, Liu I. The launch of the Xi'an-Tashkent-Xi'an charter flight was carried out thanks to a joint study of the issue of increasing Chinese tourists to our country by the Uzbek Embassy in China and Zhejiang Loong Airlines.

Earlier, representatives of the Chinese airline took part in the International Investment Forum, which was held for the first time in 2018 in Tashkent, where the Uzbek and Chinese sides discussed issues of cooperation in the field of tourism, attracting tourism companies to invest in tourism infrastructure in the republic, creating special tourism products and increasing Chinese tourists, including by opening new direct flights.

Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. (Loongair), established in 2011. Based at the airport of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Loongai fleet has 44 aircraft and 3 cargo aircraft brand "B-737". The company opened 269 passenger and cargo routes in 14 international and regional directions. It is noted that charter flights will continue to be carried out on a regular basis.