Today, Air Marakanda successfully handled the inaugural flight of Uzbekistan’s national carrier, Uzbekistan Airways, operating on the Samarkand – Antalya – Samarkand route in partnership with the tour operator AsiaLuxe Travel.
Residents of Samarkand and the wider region now have the opportunity to travel directly to Antalya — one of Turkey’s most popular tourist destinations and a favorite summer holiday resort for thousands of travelers from Uzbekistan.
Flights from Samarkand International Airport will operate every Thursday according to the following schedule: *
Departure from Samarkand: 08:50
Arrival in Antalya: 12:00
(All times shown are local.)
Tickets are now available on the official Uzbekistan Airways website at
www.uzairways.com, as well as through AsiaLuxe Travel via
www.asialuxe.uz or by calling (71) 201-77-77.
The launch of this new route further expands Samarkand’s international connectivity, providing travelers with more convenient access to one of the Mediterranean region’s leading leisure destinations.
Additional Information
AIR MARAKANDA is the ground handling operator and management company of the new terminal at Samarkand International Airport under Uzbekistan’s first public-private partnership (PPP) project in the aviation sector. For three consecutive years, the new international terminal of Samarkand International Airport has been ranked among the Top 10 regional leaders in Central Asia in the prestigious World Airport Awards by SKYTRAX. According to the results of 2024, Samarkand International Airport ranked second in passenger traffic growth within its category, according to ACI EUROPE.
AIR MARAKANDA Press Office
Tel.: +998 97 907 87 67
Email: pr@airmarakanda.com
Website: https://samarkandairport.com/
