Air India and Uzbekistan Airways sign codeshare pact to expand India–Central Asia connectivity

Exam-focused facts from the 3 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Air India placed its ‘AI’ designator code on Uzbekistan Airways-operated flights effective 20 March 2026.
Covered routes under the codeshare are Delhi–Tashkent, Mumbai–Tashkent, and the seasonal Goa–Tashkent service.
The agreement allows single-ticket booking with baggage checked through to the final destination.
Both carriers maintain an interline partnership enabling onward connections from Tashkent to Bukhara, Qarshi, Nukus, Urgench, Termez, Samarkand, Fergana, and Namangan.