Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have introduced the new air corridor T916, enhancing flight routes between Europe and Southeast Asia. According to the Civil Aviation Committee on July 22, this strategic route is expected to see increased traffic towards the end of the summer season as airlines become accustomed to it.
Since its launch, the corridor has facilitated 19 flights, and it is poised to become a vital pathway for international air travel. Airlines such as Lufthansa Cargo (Germany), Cargolux (Luxembourg), Cargolux Italia (Italy), Nomad Aviation (Switzerland), Western Global Airlines (US), and Aerologic Cargo Airlines (Germany) have already utilized T916.
The T916 corridor spans 2,187 kilometers, with 437 kilometers traversing Uzbekistan’s airspace and the remaining 1,750 kilometers over Kazakhstan.
Initiated by airlines and Uzbekistan’s State Unitary Enterprise Center UzAeroNavigation, the new route has been added to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s preferred route catalog. This corridor is anticipated to make Kazakhstan’s airspace more attractive to foreign airlines and reduce the workload on air traffic controllers at the Kazaeronavigatsia Southeast Regional Air Traffic Management Center.