Air China Limited opened a direct flight route from Beijing to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on the 19th. The first flight celebration ceremony was held on the same day at Tashkent International Airport. The newly opened Beijing to Tashkent flight number is CA777/8, with a schedule of every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, operated by Boeing 737 aircraft. Li Guangping, General Manager of Air China Tashkent Business Department, said that the new route will strongly promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and tourism between China and Uzbekistan, and will also provide a more convenient and efficient air channel for personnel exchanges and resource exchanges between the two countries. Hamraev, Deputy General Manager of Uzbekistan Airport Ground Services Company, said that the opening of the new route will help further strengthen the friendship between the two countries and contribute to the development of tourism and economic and trade relations. (New Society)