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 size7
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 2—174
Airbus A321LR —2TBADeliveries from 2026. [34]
Airbus A321neo 21202
Airbus A321XLR —3TBADeliveries from 2026. [34]
Airbus A330-200 3—265
Total:76

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.
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