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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GUANGZHOU, July 1 (Xinhua) — China Southern Airlines launched a direct flight route Monday linking Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong Province, with the capital of Uzbekistan, the airline said.
Flights numbered CZ3053/CZ3054 will operate on the new route three times a week: Guangzhou-Tashkent on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, and Tashkent-Guangzhou on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The wide-body A330-300 will depart from Guangzhou at 19:35 Beijing time and arrive in Tashkent at 23:50 local time. In the opposite direction, the plane will depart at 01:30 local time and land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 10:55 Beijing time.
Travel time from Guangzhou to Tashkent is 7 hours 15 minutes, and the return journey is 6 hours 25 minutes.
Earlier, China Southern Airlines launched direct flights Beijing/Daxing/-Tashkent, Urumqi-Tashkent and Urumqi-Samarkand, bringing the frequency of flights in both directions on these four routes operated by the airline to 18 per week.
China Southern Airlines said the airline has actively responded to the Belt and Road Initiative and is constantly expanding its “Air Silk Road”.
The opening of the Guangzhou-Tashkent flight will give a new impetus to transportation during the peak summer season this year, the air carrier said in a statement. -0-