DUSHANBE , February 9, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday February 7, Tajik State Air Company “Tojikiston” raised air ticket prices for all regular flights.

  Firdavs Mukhtorov, head of the Tajik national airlines’ marketing service, has told Asia-Plus that it is forced measure and the tickets prices rises has resulted from rising cost of air fuel and rising running costs.  

Thus, a ticket for the flight Dushanbe-Moscow now costs US$270.00 against the previous US$190.   

According to Mr. Mukhtorov, actual expenses on transportation of one passenger are much higher that the determined tariffs, but Tajikistan ’s air carrier has taken into account economic difficulties and poor financial state of the population.