Qanot Sharq

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Qanot Sharq
Qanot Sharq logo.svg
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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
Destinations26
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 [12] [9] [13]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Terminated [7]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague [14] [15] [16]
Greece Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Seasonal [7]
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport [17] [18] [15]
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport [19]
Israel Tel Aviv David Ben Gurion Airport Terminated [20]
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport [21] [22]
Russia Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport Focus city [23]
Vnukovo International Airport Terminated [3] [23]
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport [23]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [24] [25]
South Korea Busan Gimhae International Airport [9] [26]
Seoul Incheon International Airport [27]
Thailand Phuket Phuket International Airport Seasonal Charter [28] [29]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Uzbekistan Bukhara Bukhara International Airport [25]
Fergana Fergana International Airport [24]
Namangan Namangan Airport [30]
Qarshi Qarshi Airport [30]
Samarqand Samarqand International Airport Focus city [20]
Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport Hub [20] [28] [9]
Urgench Urgench International Airport [21]
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport [31]
Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport [28]
Phu Quoc Phu Quoc International Airport Seasonal Charter [32]

Fleet

As of August 2025, Qanot Sharq operates the following aircraft: [33]

Qanot Sharq fleet:
AircraftIn serviceOrdersSeatsNotes
Airbus A320-200 2174
Airbus A321LR 2TBADeliveries from 2026. [34]
Airbus A321neo 2202
Airbus A321XLR 3TBADeliveries from 2026. [34]
Airbus A330-200 2265
Total:65

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 (24 January 2024). "Qanot Sharq Plans Tashkent – Prague From April 2024". AeroRoutes.
  15. 1 2 Liu, Jim (3 April 2024). "Qanot Sharq NS24 Europe Service Changes – 02APR24". AeroRoutes.
  16. Liu, Jim (27 March 2025). "Qanot Sharq NS25 Prague Aircraft Changes". AeroRoutes.
  17. Liu, Jim (18 January 2024). "Qanot Sharq Expands Budapest Operations in NS24". AeroRoutes.
  18. Liu, Jim (26 March 2024). "Qanot Sharq NS24 Budapest Service Changes". AeroRoutes.
  19. Liu, Jim (30 June 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Denpasar Charter in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (16 March 2023). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tel Aviv Schedule in NS23". AeroRoutes.
  21. 1 2 Liu, Jim (31 January 2024). "Qanot Sharq Plans Milan 2Q24 Launch". AeroRoutes.
  22. Liu, Jim (9 December 2024). "Qanot Sharq Resumes Milan Service in NS25". AeroRoutes.
  23. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (31 July 2024). "Qanot Sharq Moscow Service Changes From August 2024". AeroRoutes.
  24. 1 2 Liu, Jim (28 November 2023). "Qanot Sharq Begins Ferghana – Jeddah From Nov 2023". AeroRoutes.
  25. 1 2 "Qanot Sharq Airlines launches regular flights between Bukhara and Jeddah". Kun.uz. 7 February 2024.
  26. Liu, Jim (29 May 2025). "Qanot Sharq Revises Tashkent – Busan June 2025 Operations". AeroRoutes.
  27. Liu, Jim (3 April 2024). "Qanot Sharq Lists Seoul Schedule From June 2024". AeroRoutes.
  28. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (12 July 2023). "Qanot Sharq Adds Cam Ranh/Nha Trang Service From late-June 2023". AeroRoutes.
  29. Liu, Jim (5 December 2022). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Phuket Service in NW22". AeroRoutes.
  30. 1 2 Liu, Jim (29 May 2024). "QANOT SHARQ SCHEDULES ISTANBUL LAUNCH FROM JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes.
  31. Liu, Jim (14 April 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tashkent – Da Nang in mid-2Q25". AeroRoutes.
  32. Liu, Jim (16 November 2023). "Qanot Sharq Begins Phu Quoc Charters From mid-Nov 2023". AeroRoutes.
  33. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Qanot Sharq". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 84.
  34. 1 2 Sipinski, Dominik (20 February 2025). "Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq to lease five long-range A321neo". Ch-Aviation.