The planes will fly from Aktau to Urgench and back.

“On the basis of the “Open Skies” regime introduced at the Urgench airport, SCAT Airlines has received permission to perform regular flights en route “Aktau-Urgench-Aktau” from October 2,” the Transport Ministry said.

Earlier, the Arabic low-cost carrier Air Arabia announced the launch of a new direct flight from Sharjah to Tashkent, starting November 4, 2020.