Incheon Airport backs Uzbekistan’s aviation hub ambitions

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Incheon International Airport Corp. is moving to turn Uzbekistan’s rapidly growing air travel demand into its next overseas growth engine, joining major airport development projects in Tashkent and Urgench as country seeks to make itself a regional aviation hub.

Speaking at the Korea-Uzbekistan Business Forum in Tashkent, Lee Sang-yong, executive director of IIAC’s new business division, said the Korean airport operator aimed to apply its experience in developing and runni ...