Uzbekistan Greenlights Regular Flights from Malaysia, S. Korea, Egypt

Uzbekistan has granted approval for regular flights by airlines from Malaysia, South Korea, and Egypt, as announced by the Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Transport.

Under an intergovernmental air services agreement between Uzbekistan and Malaysia, AirAsia X Berhad received approval on February 3, 2025, to operate regular flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tashkent, The Caspian Post reports, citing The Times of Central Asia.

On the same day, South Korea’s T’way Air was also granted permission to launch regular flights on the Seoul-Tashkent-Seoul route under the Uzbekistan-South Korea air services agreement. Both AirAsia X Berhad and T’way Air will operate these flights using Airbus A330 aircraft.

On February 4, Egypt’s Red Sea Airlines received approval to operate regular flights between Sharm el-Sheikh and Tashkent. This decision follows the Uzbekistan-Egypt air services agreement, and the airline will use Boeing 737 aircraft for these flights.