The airline is Uzbekistan Airways (“Uzbekiston Havo Yullari”) increased passenger traffic in 2017, 9.4% in comparison to 2016, which amounted to 2.7 million persons In the previous at least three years, the Uzbek national carrier showed negative results. In particular, at the end of 2016, the volume of passengers decreased by 2.8%. A positive trend emerged in the first quarter of 2017, when passenger traffic rose 5.1% compared to the same period of 2016.