China-Central Asia air connectivity has been expanding. Data from Flight Master sent to the Global Times on Thursday showed that in June, the recovery rate of flights between the Chinese mainland and Uzbekistan (compared with 2019) was 589.4 percent, and the recovery rate of flights between the Chinese mainland and Kazakhstan was 237.5 percent, with more than 900 flights to Kazakhstan throughout June.

　　On March 30, China Eastern Airlines launched a direct flight between Shanghai and Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

　　Also in March, China Southern Airlines flight CZ8147, carrying 134 passengers, departed from Guangzhou, South China"s Guangdong Province, and landed at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, marking the successful inaugural flight of the airline"s direct Guangzhou-Bishkek passenger service.

　　On July 1, Kazakhstan"s FlyArystan-operated Airbus A320 landed at Xi"an Xianyang International Airport in Northwest China"s Shaanxi Province, marking the inaugural flight of the scheduled route between Kazakhstan"s capital Almaty and Xi"an.