New direct passenger air route connecting Shanghai, Tashkent launched

Ground staff members and crew members for the inaugural flight of China Eastern Airlines from Shanghai to Tashkent pose for a group photo in front of the plane in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 30, 2026. A new direct passenger air route connecting the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai and the Uzbek capital of Tashkent was launched Monday.

Operated by China Eastern Airlines, the service offers four round-trip flights a week, with a one-way flight time of around eight hours. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)

Passengers disembark from the inaugural flight of China Eastern Airlines from Shanghai to Tashkent in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 30, 2026. A new direct passenger air route connecting the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai and the Uzbek capital of Tashkent was launched Monday.

Operated by China Eastern Airlines, the service offers four round-trip flights a week, with a one-way flight time of around eight hours. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)

A passenger aircraft of China Eastern Airlines carrying out the inaugural flight from Shanghai to Tashkent lands in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 30, 2026. A new direct passenger air route connecting the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai and the Uzbek capital of Tashkent was launched Monday.

Operated by China Eastern Airlines, the service offers four round-trip flights a week, with a one-way flight time of around eight hours. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)