Daily flights will be operated on wide-body Airbus A330 airliners.

"The start of flights is scheduled for May 20. In connection with the launch of direct Aeroflot flights from Moscow, flights from Sochi to Tashkent operated by Russia Airlines have been canceled since May 21. Passengers will be re-registered for flights from Moscow," the message says.

Currently, Aeroflot operates flights from Moscow to Urgench, Bukhara and Samarkand.