Uzbek carrier Qanot Sharq will launch direct Bishkek–Phuket–Bishkek flights starting November 17, 2026, according to the press service of Airports of Kyrgyzstan JSC.
Flights will operate twice weekly using Airbus A321neo aircraft. This is not the first attempt to connect Bishkek directly with Phuket: in December 2024, carrier Aero Nomad launched a similar route, later also opening service to Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
Qanot Sharq is a Tashkent-based carrier operating an Airbus fleet. The airline resumed operations in 2021 after having suspended activity in 2012.