The passenger traffic of the national carrier of Uzbekistan Airways Uzbekistan (“Uzbekistan Airways”) at the end of last year decreased by 2.8%, reaching more than 2.5 million passengers. About it reports the edition “news of Uzbekistan”, which refers to the President of the country Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Data on transport on international and domestic airlines not shown. It is known that in Uzbekistan there are 11 airports (all have international status) and that Uzbekistan Airways flies to more than 20 foreign countries.
It is worth noting that the fall in passenger traffic last year was not as sharp as on the results of the first half and the first three quarters. So, in January–June 2016 number of passengers of Uzbekistan Airways fell by 4.7%, and the results of the first nine months — 5.0%.