The private Uzbek airline Qanot Sharq has launched a program of charter tourist flights on the route Tashkent (Uzbekistan) - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Dunyo reports.

The airline plans to operate flights in this direction twice a week - on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Qanot Sharq is the first private airline in Uzbekistan, founded in 1998. The airline specializes in cargo and charter passenger transportation. In 2021, the airline resumed operations as the first private passenger airline in Uzbekistan. The carrier's fleet currently consists of four aircraft, including Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A321-253NX.