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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, June 20 (Xinhua) — Both passenger and cargo air traffic from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Central Asia has increased since the beginning of 2025, according to the Xinjiang branch of China Southern Airlines.
According to the Chinese air carrier, the volume of passenger and cargo flights from Xinjiang to Central Asia increased by 36 percent and 200 percent year-on-year, respectively, during the reporting period.
According to the DAST flight service platform, there were 926 flights from China to the Central Asian region in May 2025, up 200 percent year-on-year. In particular, nearly 170,000 people were transported on passenger air routes from Xinjiang to Central Asia operated by China Southern Airlines, up 36 percent year-on-year.
Now, passengers flying between Chinese cities and Central Asian countries can conveniently transfer via Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. According to China Southern Airlines data, this year the share of such passengers from Central Asian countries was 24 percent.
In order to meet the growing demand for passenger and cargo transportation, the network of air routes between Xinjiang and Central Asia is constantly expanding: from June 20, the number of flights on the Urumqi-Almaty route will be increased to 2 per day, and from July 1, the number of flights on the Urumqi-Astana route will increase to 5 per week.
During the peak summer holiday season, up to 70 flights are expected to operate weekly between Xinjiang and the Central Asian region. -0-