Somon Air lowers passenger fare on flights to Khujand during Ramadan

DUSHANBE, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- Tajik air company, Somon Air, has lowered passenger fare on flights from Dushanbe to Khujand, the capital of Sughd province by 20 percent on the occasion of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, the Somon Air press center reports.

A ticket for the flight, previously US$65.00, now costs US$52.00.  The new fare will be in effect from August 5 until September 10 

The press center also reports that Somon Air is launching an international air route from Dushanbe to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  It will be once-weekly service – on Wednesdays.  The first flight will be operated on August 24.  A ticket for the flight costs 110 euros.  

Somon Air is an airline based in Dushanbe.  It is Tajikistan's first private airline.  Somon Air is also the first airline in Tajikistan to launch an online booking system. The airline uses the Boeing 737 in its fleet.

Somon Air now operates to the following destinations: China (Urumqi); Germany (Frankfurt am Main); Kazakhstan (Almaty); Russia (Khanty-Mansisysk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Orenburg, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg); Saudi Arabia (Jeddah); Tajikistan (Khujand); Turkey (Istanbul); Ukraine (Simferopol); and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai).