The national air carrier, Uzbekistan Airways, is launching direct flights from Samarkand to Nizhny Novgorod.

Flights on the Samarkand-Nizhny Novgorod-Samarkand route will be carried out on mid-range Airbus A320 aircraft once a week, on Thursdays. The inaugural flight is scheduled for May 9.

Flight schedule (local time):

Departure from Samarkand — 9:20, arrival in Nizhny Novgorod — 11:30;
Departure from Nizhny Novgorod — 12:30, arrival in Samarkand — 18:00.

As of the time of publication, the cost of a one-way ticket without baggage starts from 2.2 million UZS ($174.5 at the Central Bank's rate).