China Southern heads to Uzbekistan

Skyteam member China Southern will begin a new twice weekly service from Beijing to the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent from September 2nd. The route is currently operated by Uzebekistan Airways on a twice weekly basis with B767 equipment. China Southern will operate the route with A330 equipment. IATA BSP data (Airport IS) shows that over 28,000 O+D pax flew the route between May 09-10 with Uzbekistan Airways having a 45% share of this traffic.