June 23, 2025, Samarkand. As part of the cooperation between «AIR MARAKANDA» and «Centrum Air», regular flights have been launched from Samarkand to Vladivostok, the largest port city in the Russian Far East.
At the opening ceremony for the first flight, which took place at Samarkand International Airport, Aziz Nasriev, Director of Ground Services at «AIR MARAKANDA», and Ravshan Rakhimov, representative of «Centrum Air», gave welcoming speeches.
Flights on the Samarkand-Vladivostok route will operate once a week on Mondays. Departure time from Samarkand is 00:25.
The launch of flights to Vladivostok marked the beginning of strategic cooperation between «AIR MARAKANDA» and «Centrum Air». By the end of June, the airline also plans to launch flights from Samarkand to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Urgench, and Bukhara. This prospect of expanding the geography of flights from Samarkand International Airport will offer residents and visitors to the region even more convenience and opportunities for business and leisure travel.
Tickets can be purchased on the official website of «Centrum Air», as well as at the 24-hour ticket office at Samarkand International Airport.
Additional information:
«Centrum Air» is Uzbekistan’s largest private airline with a modern fleet. It was founded in January 2023. The company operates regular flights to more than 20 destinations and plans to significantly expand its route network in 2025. The «Centrum Air» fleet includes eight narrow-body Airbus A320 family aircraft, including A320neo modifications, as well as two wide-body Airbus A330s. Four new aircraft will be added to the fleet in the near future. «AIR MARAKANDA» is the operator responsible for ground handling and management of the new terminal at Samarkand International Airport as part of the first public-private partnership project in the aviation industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan. For three years in a row, the new international terminal at Samarkand Airport has been among the top ten regional leaders in Central Asia in the World Airport Awards (SKYTRAX) international airport ranking . At the end of 2024, Samarkand Airport ranked second in terms of passenger traffic growth in its category according to ACI EUROPE.
