In 2024, the new terminal of the airport served 1.38 million passengers, which is 36.6% more compared to the previous year. This growth more than doubles the results of the Italian Olbia Airport, which showed an increase in passenger traffic of 18.4%.
According to Uzbek media, the rapid development of the airport has been made possible thanks to the initiative of entrepreneur Bakhtier Fazilov and his cooperation with the government within the framework of the first major state program for private aviation investments. The new terminal, launched in early 2022, has since demonstrated stable growth in passenger traffic.
The number of flights has increased by 23%. The airport has expanded its route network, adding three domestic and 23 international destinations. New flights have been launched to Xi'an (China), Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), Turkestan (Kazakhstan), as well as to Russian cities Tyumen, Nizhny Novgorod, and Irkutsk.
Overall, airports in Europe and Central Asia have managed to exceed pre-pandemic levels of passenger traffic, reaching 2.5 billion passengers.
