TransportationJapan, South Korea, Saudi investors break ground on new hub near TashkentA model of the new airport near Tashkent. (Press Service of the President of Uzbekistan)YEVGENIYA MIKHAILIDIJuly 8, 2026 11:18 JSTTASHKENT -- Uzbekistan's plan to build a new airport near the capital Tashkent is part of a drive to liberalize its aviation industry that also includes a planned listing of the state airline in 2027, as experts see a boom in arrivals to Central Asia.