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Review: Uzbekistan Airways A320 Business Class Tashkent to Dushanbe

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 28, 2017November 14, 2023 1 Comment

Great service and a decent meal characterized a short 189-mile flight from the capital of Uzbekistan to the capital of Tajikistan on Uzbekistan Airways.

After leaving the lounge and being “chauffeured” by bus to the aircraft, we boarded via air stairs and found ourselves the first passengers onboard. Note the soldiers guarding the aircraft.

people boarding an airplane

a man standing on a staircase next to a plane

Uzbekistan Airways 717
Tashkent (TAS) – Dushanbe (DYU)
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Depart: 7:35 AM
Arrive: 8:35 AM
Duration: 1hr, 00min
Aircraft: A320
Seat: 1B (Business Class)

A uniformed pilot was seated in the last row of business class, spoiling our opportunity to snap clear cabin shots, but here is the look at the seats, which were just like a standard domestic first class seat on a U.S. airline. Business class contained three rows of 2-2, for a total of 12 seats.

a row of seats in an airplane

a row of black seats on an airplane

a row of seats in an airplane

a row of seats on an airplane

a row of black seats on an airplane

a seat on an airplane

a plane with seats and a blue curtain

a man sitting in an airplane

No IFE was provisioned on this flight though the aircraft contained drop-down screens and in-seat audio controls.

The cabin was served by Nargiza and Kristina, two lovely FAs who were friendly and provided excellent service throughout the flight. They both smiled often, which admittedly you don’t see often in Uzbekistan.

We received the identical “amenity kit” that we received on the New York to Tashkent flight. While that was paltry for an 11hr transatlantic flight, slippers and an eye mask on a 45-minute flight was a nice amenity. The same pillow was also distributed.

a blue slippers in a plastic bag

a pair of blue slippers with a blue handle

a white pillow on a black chair

Kristina offered us a glass of apple juice with a moist towelette as we waited to depart. We later received a cold towel that was dipping wet.

two glasses of liquid on a tray

a pair of white rolled up towels

Each business class seat featured a functioning power outlet.

a close up of an outlet

The galley and lavatory were clean. Even the toilet paper was folded!

a room with a few lockers

a bathroom with a sink and toilet

a aerosol and a cup of sugar packets on a counter

a roll of toilet paper in a holder

Eventually another bus pulled up to the terminal and about 30 passengers got off. It would be a lightly-filled flight.

a bus parked on a runway

a group of men in military uniforms walking on a runway

a plane on the tarmac

a group of people standing next to an airplane

a plane parked on the tarmac

Self-Upgrades

Two passengers appeared to self-upgrade. Some discussion ensued with the flight crew in Uzbek, but they both stayed put.  They were not served business class meals however…more on that in a moment.

As we taxied out, we noticed a fleet of Russian helicopters in the Uzbekistan Airways livery as well as a trio of BAe 146s. These are apparently used for charter operations, which is a shame…a MiG helicopter would have been more interesting than even the elusive IL-114.

airplanes on a runway

We took off about 15 minutes late (but would still land on time in Dushanbe).

Views were quite beautiful during the flight, though Dushanbe was quite hazy–

a road with a road in the middle

an airplane wing on a runway

an aerial view of a city

a aerial view of mountains and clouds

a mountain range with clouds

an aerial view of a valley

an aerial view of a valley

an aerial view of a city

an aerial view of a city

Great Breakfast for a Short Flight

I already wrote about it in a Meal of the Week post, but I was impressed at the large hot breakfast served just minutes after takeoff.

a tray with food and a bowl of vegetables

It included a main course of crêpes, one with meat, the other with ricotta cheese. Also on the tray was raw slice cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, a whole nectarine, a bland chocolate cake, a packet of peanuts and a piece of bread with butter and “processed cheese”.

food on a plate

a plate with food on it

a crepe with a bite taken out of it

a bowl of vegetables and a bowl of cucumbers

a plate of food on a tray

two round containers of food

a blue bag of peanuts

I’d rate breakfast as satisfactory. Interestingly, economy class (including the two business class stowaways) appeared to receive an identical meal as we did, just served on plastic instead of porcelain.

It was not long after the breakfast dishes were collected that we commenced our final descent into Dushanbe.

On the ground in Dushanbe we again were met by air stairs and a sign advertising $25 for VIP handling. We boarded a bus (not separate for business class) and were eventually whisked to the arrivals terminal.

a group of people in safety vests

a plane on the tarmac

the inside of a bus

We passed this exotic Tajik Air 767 on the way–

a large airplane with a blue stripe on it

CONCLUSION

There’s not much you can screw up on a very short flight, but I was pleasantly surprised by the decent ground service and comfortable onboard experience. While Uzbekistan Airways is uncompetitive on longhaul flights service is impressive on shorthaul flights (or at least our flight).

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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1 Comment

  1. HY Airline Reply
    August 10, 2021 at 10:38 am

    Great review, i am from uzbekistan. and this is amazing, the review is great, ive flown this route many times before, but rarely on buisness class, so it is very intresting to see a review of this route on buisness class

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