Tashkent International Airport (TIA)

rture; airport serves more than 2 million passengers a year. Other facilities include waiting lounges, CIP and VIP halls, restaurants and bars, currency exchange offices, duty free shops, airlines ticket counters etc. The third new terminal is being introduced in the Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan, as its carrying capacity is 400 passengers per hour, as of September 26, 2011, all flights from Tashkent will be operated from the new terminal, Tashkent-3, as regards all domestic airlines. Uzbekistan is planning to relocate Tashkent Airport to new territory by 2030. Uzbekistan Airways is the state airline of Uzbekistan, which provides aviation needs for the national economy. Uzbekistan Airways National Air Company (NAC) was founded on January 28, 1992 in accordance with a Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. Soon after the airline's establishment the development of the state civil aviation program has begun. The program included complete reconstruction of new airport terminal complexes, re-equipping of airports in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements and establishment of a base for training professional staff. Today Uzbekistan Airways is the leading carrier in the Central Asian region. Uzbekistan Airways keeps a sound position on the international market and provides high quality competitive services. During the years of operation our company has been awarded the International fund for Aviation Safety Diploma and a Certificate from Airports International Association and "Euromarket-2000". We operate scheduled flights to more than forty cities of the world including America, Europe, Middle East, Southeast, Central Asia and the CIS. Uzbekistan Airways continues to establish long-term and reliable business contacts, to increase the number of countries where its aircraft flies to and to improve its services. It makes our company one of the world's dynamic airlines.