Qanot Sharq

Qanot Sharq
Qanot Sharq Airbus A321neo
IATA ICAO Call sign
HH QNT QANOT SHARQ
Founded1998 (1998)[1]
HubsTashkent
Focus citiesSamarkand
Fleet size7
Destinations28
HeadquartersTashkent, Uzbekistan
Key peopleNosir Abdugafarov, owner[2]
Websiteqanotsharq.com

Qanot Sharq is an airline based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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 Airbus 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]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
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 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 Resumes 30 March 2026
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 an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft:[36][37]

Qanot Sharq fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A320-200 2 — — 174 174
Airbus A321neo 2 1 — 202 202
Airbus A321LR — 2 TBA Deliveries from 2026.[38]
Airbus A321XLR 1 2 16 174 190 Launch customer in Central Asia and CIS.[39]
Airbus A330-200 2 — 18 247 265
Total: 7 5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Steiner, Stephen (August 23, 2021). "Qanot Sharq takes off again". Aviation.Direct.
  2. ^ a b Kaminski-Morrow, David (19 February 2025). "Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq to introduce A321XLRs". FlightGlobal.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d 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.
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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Liu, Jim (16 March 2023). "Qanot Sharq Adds Tel Aviv Schedule in NS23". AeroRoutes.
  22. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Liu, Jim (31 July 2024). "Qanot Sharq Moscow Service Changes From August 2024". AeroRoutes.
  25. ^ a b Liu, Jim (28 November 2023). "Qanot Sharq Begins Ferghana – Jeddah From Nov 2023". AeroRoutes.
  26. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Liu, Jim (29 September 2025). "Qanot Sharq Adds Namangan – Dubai in NW25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  32. ^ a b 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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