China Southern Airlines conducted its first flight from Urumqi to Tashkent on 12 July 2012. The flight will be conducted once a week.

According to China Southern Airlines, the flight from Urumqi to Tashkent will be conducted on Thursdays, while return flight will be carried out from Thursday to Friday night.

Soon, it is expected that Uzbekistan Havo Yollari (Uzbekistan Airways) will resume flights on Tashkent-Urumqi route.