EDB To Help Tajikistan’s Somon Air Buy Two Aircraft

08 Feb 2024

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on February 7th said it is working to provide $100m in funding to Tajikistan’s Somon Air, so that the national air carrier can acquire two Boeing 737 aircraft.

Somon Air plans to procure two Boeings in 2024. The airline’s passenger traffic has been on the rise since 2020 and surpassed pre-pandemic levels last year, reaching 787,600 passengers in 2023 compared with 672,500 in 2019.

Presently Somon Air operates its primary passenger flights with a fleet consisting of six Boeing 737 aircraft of various modifications.

EDB is a multilateral development bank with member countries including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. 

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Jonathan Campion has worked in the Eurasia region since 2007. After leaving Exeter University with a degree in Russian Language, he worked as a writer, editor, analyst and translator for international law firms, market research firms and business forums serving the CIS region's major industries, from banking and finance, to metals and pharmaceuticals, and wine and spirits. With a passion for Central Asia, he has covered the region in esteemed publications such as the Lonely Planet, Open Central Asia magazine, and National Geographic Traveler.
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He has translated books and poems from the region into English, and will be publishing his first book, about a sports team that saved lives at the start of Russia-Ukraine war, in April of 2024.

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