Qanot Sharq

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Qanot Sharq
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Qanot Sharq Airbus A321neo
IATA ICAO Call sign
HHQNTQANOT SHARQ
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998) [1]
Hubs Tashkent
Focus cities Samarkand
Fleet size6
Destinations28
Headquarters Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Key peopleNosir Abdugafarov, owner [2]
Website qanotsharq.com

Qanot Sharq is an airline based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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History

The airline was launched in 1998 with a single Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane. It ceased operations in 2012 and returned its air operator's certificate. [1]

In 2021, the airline re-launched operations, leasing two used Airbus A320-200s from Air Lease Corporation. [1] It launched its first passenger flight on October 14, 2021 from Tashkent International Airport to Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow. [3]

In February 2025, the company leased 5 A321neos from Air Lease Corporation. [4] It also agreed to lease three Airbus A321XLRs and two A321LRs from Air Lease starting in 2026 and 2027. [2] [5]

Destinations

Qanot Sharq serves the following destinations: [6]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Terminated [7]
China Beijing Beijing Daxing International Airport [8]
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport [9] [10]
Sanya Sanya Phoenix International Airport [11]
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport Terminated [12] [9] [13] [14]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Terminated [7]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague [15] [16] [17]
Greece Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Seasonal [7]
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport [18] [19] [16]
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport [20]
Israel Tel Aviv David Ben Gurion Airport Terminated [21]
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport [22] [23]
Russia Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport Focus city [24]
Vnukovo International Airport Terminated [3] [24]
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport [24]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [25] [26]
South Korea Busan Gimhae International Airport [9] [27]
Seoul Incheon International Airport [28]
Thailand Pattaya U-Tapao International Airport
Phuket Phuket International Airport [29] [30]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport [31]
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport
Uzbekistan Bukhara Bukhara International Airport [26]
Fergana Fergana International Airport [25]
Namangan Namangan Airport [32] [31]
Qarshi Qarshi Airport [32]
Samarqand Samarqand International Airport Focus city [21]
Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport Hub [21] [29] [9]
Termez Termez Airport [33]
Urgench Urgench International Airport [22]
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport [34]
Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport [29]
Phu Quoc Phu Quoc International Airport Seasonal Charter [35]

Fleet

As of August 2025, Qanot Sharq operates the following aircraft: [36] [37]

Qanot Sharq fleet:
AircraftIn serviceOrdersSeatsNotes
CYTotal
Airbus A320-200 2——174174
Airbus A321LR —2TBADeliveries from 2026. [38]
Airbus A321neo 21—202202
Airbus A321XLR 1216174190Launch customer in Central Asia and CIS. [39]
Airbus A330-200 2—18247265
Total:66

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steiner, Stephen (August 23, 2021). "Qanot Sharq takes off again". Aviation.Direct.
  2. 1 2 Kaminski-Morrow, David (19 February 2025). "Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq to introduce A321XLRs". FlightGlobal .
  3. 1 2 Pyadushkin, Maxim (October 15, 2021). "Uzbekistan's First Private Airline Expands Network". Aviation Week .
  4. ↑ Peters, Luke (February 19, 2025). Yates-Badley, Emma (ed.). "Qanot Sharq Airlines agrees to lease five A321neos from Air Lease Corporation". Aerotime.
  5. ↑ Massy-Beresford, Helen (February 19, 2025). "Qanot Sharq Leasing In A321XLRs, A321LRs To Broaden Network". Aviation Week .
  6. ↑ "Fly With Us". Qanot Sharq.
  7. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (25 July 2023). "Qanot Sharq July 2023 European Network Additions". AeroRoutes.
  8. ↑ Liu, Jim (30 July 2025). "Qanot Sharq schedules Tashkent – Beijing July 2025 launch". AeroRoutes.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Liu, Jim (11 April 2025). "Qanot Sharq 2Q25 East Asia Network Expansion". AeroRoutes.
  10. ↑ Liu, Jim (25 April 2025). "Qanot Sharq Moves Tashkent – Guangzhou Launch to late-May 2025". AeroRoutes.
  11. ↑ Liu, Jim (12 November 2024). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Sanya Service From Nov 2024". Aeroroutes.
  12. ↑ Liu, Jim (12 May 2024). "Qanot Sharq Plans Tashkent – Shanghai From late-June 2024". AeroRoutes.
  13. ↑ Liu, Jim (15 May 2025). "Qanot Sharq Moves Tashkent – Shanghai Launch to July 2025". AeroRoutes.
  14. ↑ Liu, Jim (14 October 2025). "Qanot Sharq Cancels Tashkent – Shanghai in NW25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  15. ↑ Liu, Jim (24 January 2024). "Qanot Sharq Plans Tashkent – Prague From April 2024". AeroRoutes.
  16. 1 2 Liu, Jim (3 April 2024). "Qanot Sharq NS24 Europe Service Changes – 02APR24". AeroRoutes.
  17. ↑ Liu, Jim (27 March 2025). "Qanot Sharq NS25 Prague Aircraft Changes". AeroRoutes.
  18. ↑ Liu, Jim (18 January 2024). "Qanot Sharq Expands Budapest Operations in NS24". AeroRoutes.
  19. ↑ Liu, Jim (26 March 2024). "Qanot Sharq NS24 Budapest Service Changes". AeroRoutes.
  20. ↑ Liu, Jim (30 June 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Denpasar Charter in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (16 March 2023). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tel Aviv Schedule in NS23". AeroRoutes.
  22. 1 2 Liu, Jim (31 January 2024). "Qanot Sharq Plans Milan 2Q24 Launch". AeroRoutes.
  23. ↑ Liu, Jim (9 December 2024). "Qanot Sharq Resumes Milan Service in NS25". AeroRoutes.
  24. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (31 July 2024). "Qanot Sharq Moscow Service Changes From August 2024". AeroRoutes.
  25. 1 2 Liu, Jim (28 November 2023). "Qanot Sharq Begins Ferghana – Jeddah From Nov 2023". AeroRoutes.
  26. 1 2 "Qanot Sharq Airlines launches regular flights between Bukhara and Jeddah". Kun.uz. 7 February 2024.
  27. ↑ Liu, Jim (29 May 2025). "Qanot Sharq Revises Tashkent – Busan June 2025 Operations". AeroRoutes.
  28. ↑ Liu, Jim (3 April 2024). "Qanot Sharq Lists Seoul Schedule From June 2024". AeroRoutes.
  29. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (12 July 2023). "Qanot Sharq Adds Cam Ranh/Nha Trang Service From late-June 2023". AeroRoutes.
  30. ↑ Liu, Jim (5 December 2022). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Phuket Service in NW22". AeroRoutes.
  31. 1 2 Liu, Jim (29 September 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Namangan – Dubai in NW25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  32. 1 2 Liu, Jim (29 May 2024). "QANOT SHARQ SCHEDULES ISTANBUL LAUNCH FROM JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes.
  33. ↑ Liu, Jim (25 September 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Termez – St. Petersburg in NW25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  34. ↑ Liu, Jim (14 April 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Da Nang in mid-2Q25". AeroRoutes.
  35. ↑ Liu, Jim (16 November 2023). "Qanot Sharq Begins Phu Quoc Charters From mid-Nov 2023". AeroRoutes.
  36. ↑ "Our Fleet". Qanot Sharq.
  37. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Qanot Sharq". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 84.
  38. ↑ Sipinski, Dominik (20 February 2025). "Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq to lease five long-range A321neo". Ch-Aviation.
  39. ↑ Алиева, Сабина (2025-12-21). "Central Asia's First A321XLR Operated by Qanot Sharq". Kursiv Media Uzbekistan - Kursiv Media Узбекистан – Деловой портал. Новости экономики и политики, бизнеса и финансов в Республике Узбекистан. Прогнозы и аналитика финансового мира. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
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