On August 5, the French transport and logistics airline CMA CGM Air Cargo made its first flight on the Zhengzhou — Navoi — Paris route, according to the press service of Uzbekistan Airports.

The French aircraft landed in Navoi at 06:27 local time. Traditionally, the cargo plane was welcomed with a water salute.

It is planned that regular flights from Zhengzhou to Paris with a technical stop in Navoi will be operated five times a week using Airbus A330 cargo aircraft.

For reference, CMA CGM Air Cargo is a major French cargo airline headquartered in Paris. It was established in 2021 as the air cargo division of the CMA CGM transport group.