Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 26 April at 08:05 local time, the third plane of the Silk Avia regional airline landed at Tashkent International Airport. 

According to tradition, the aircraft was solemnly greeted with a water arch. On the platform, the board and the crew were met by representatives of Uzbekistan Airports and Silk Avia.

This is the latest of three ATR 72-600 aircraft purchased from Bangkok Airways. Like the first two, the plane flew from Bangkok to Tashkent with six stops - in Singapore, India, Oman, Egypt, Cyprus and Azerbaijan. In the coming days, the aircraft will be “dressed” in the corporate livery and will be included in regular flights according to the current schedule.

From 25 April, Silk Avia began operating flights to the cities of Uzbekistan. As noted at the opening ceremony of flights, the carrier positions itself as the first regional low-cost airline, the so-called air route, connecting not only the capital with the regions, but also the regions among themselves.