Originally Posted by manneca

Not as bad as flying whatever I flew from Bishkek to Osh. It was an old Soviet plane with bench seats. Everyone was smoking, talking on their cells.

Uzbek air had some decent planes.

Getting into and out of Uzbek is horrible. We crossed the border three times and it took a minimum of 90 minutes each time.

Actually, Uzbekistan is a great place to visit. It has great Islamic architecture. During the European dark ages, Central Asia was a place of great learning.