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On the Move · Almaty · 24 Jun 2026 · 03:25 GMT+7

Central Asia opens new routes between East and West

A region long off the map is becoming a corridor as carriers add links in both directions.
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By Camille Dubois
On the Move desk · 24 Jun 2026
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Key takeaways
Central Asia is becoming a genuine corridor between East and West, with seat capacity up 19% and eleven new routes added as carriers connect a region long off the map.
For travellers it opens overland-and-air itineraries that did not exist two years ago.
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Central Asia is becoming a genuine corridor between East and West, with seat capacity up 19% and eleven new routes added as carriers connect a region long off the map. Almaty and Tashkent anchor the shift.

For travellers it opens overland-and-air itineraries that did not exist two years ago. The Map tracks the new corridor.

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By Camille Dubois · WorldTravelBrief
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