Samarkand which was added to the list of "World Cultural Heritage" and was taken under preservation by UNESCO, has been included in the flight network as the 302nd destination of Turkish Airline companies.

Samarkand, founded on the Silk Road and one of the most crucial transportation lines of world trade for centuries, has ended up being 2nd destination of Turkish Airlines to be run in Uzbekistan after resources city Tashkent

Turkish Airlines CEO; Bilal Eki has made a speech at the opening event held at Samarkand Airport terminal, and said; " We have introduced flights to Samarkand, one of the most crucial cities of our human being, and on Unesco's World Heritage list. It will have the ability to fly to Samarkand from 121 countries, with direct trips that we released.

I think that this pearl city which hosting the madrasahs, mosques, galleries, tombs, observatory and architectural masterpieces, will progress in tourism in a short time. Also; we are glad to serve this city that is the timeless resting place for historical figures and scholars.

We are proud that making more powerful ties in between 2 sibling nations by operating our trips because 1992. Turkish Airline companies is operating trips to Tashkent 7 times each week and will operate Samarkand flights 2 times in a week So; we anticipate that Samarkand flights will get to 3 frequency per week.

I believe that the air transporting arrangement which restored in this week, will certainly strenghten airline company bridge between 2 countries. So; it gave that we fly to a lot more destinations with even more regularities. I would love to thanks to respected administrators of Uzbekistan".

Istanbul-Samarkand flights will certainly be operated 2 times per week in both instructions. Round trip prices are readily available from Istanbul to Samarkand beginning with.

364$ including all tax obligations and charges.

Samarkand flighttimes as scheduled

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Trip No Days Departure Arrival.
TK 372 Tuesday, Friday IST 06:00 SKD 12:20.
TK 373 Tuesday, Friday SKD 13:50 IST 17:05.
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