Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- After a long break, the Kazakhstani low-cost airline FlyArystan again connected Alma-Ata and Samarkand with direct flights.

On 18 March, at 19:34 local time, a plane with 171 passengers on board landed at Samarkand International Airport. By tradition, the aircraft was solemnly greeted with a water arch.

It is planned that flights in the direction of Alma-Ata - Samarkand - Alma-Ata will be carried out on Airbus A320 aircraft twice a week - on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

FlyArystan is a Kazakhstani low-cost air carrier headquartered in Almaty. The company was created on the basis of the largest airline in Kazakhstan, Air Astana.