DUSHANBE, April 14, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik private airline, Somon Air, has reportedly launched flight routes to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

It will operate a once-weekly service from Dushanbe to Kabul (Afghanistan) on Mondays and a twice-weekly service from Dushanbe to Lahore (Pakistan) on Mondays and Fridays.

The first flight from Dushanbe to Kabul will be operated on April 29.

Besides, Somon Air plans to operate flight routes from Dushanbe to the Iranian capital, Tehran, this year.

Somon Air is the first private airline in Tajikistan with an office headquartered in Dushanbe.  The airline operations are based at Dushanbe International Airport.  The airline started operating on February 5, 2008 with regular flights to Moscow and Dubai.

Somon Air also serves as the official carrier of President of the Republic of Tajikistan and other Tajikistan high-ranking officials.

Since formation, Somon Air has been primarily focused on passenger service and transportation to Eastern Europe and other locations.  Most flights to international destinations operate from Dushanbe.

The airline uses the Boeing 737 in its fleet.  Somon Air now operates 2 Boeing 737-300s, 2 Boeing 737-800s and 2 Boeing 737-900ERs.

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