What new international air routes to launch in Kazakhstan in 2025

Currently, international air traffic from Kazakhstan is established with 28 countries on 121 air routes with a frequency of 660 flights per week. The Civil Aviation Committee is constantly working on the opening of new international air routes, El.kz reports citing the press service of Transport Ministry.

Thus, SCAT Airlines plans to open the following new air routes from the airport of Shymkent this year:

- from May 27:

Shymkent – Budapest (Hungary), 2 flights per week;

Shymkent – Munich (Germany), 3 flights;

From May 28:

Shymkent – Xi'an (China), 2 flights;

From May 29:

Shymkent – Cairo (Egypt), 2 flights;

Shymkent – Shanghai (China), 2 flights;

Shymkent – Seoul (Korea), 2 flights;

From May 30:

Shymkent – Urumqi (China), 2 flights.

Air Astana also plans to launch a number of new international routes:

Open from 30 March:

Almaty – Guangzhou (China), 3 flights;

Almaty – Nha Trang (Vietnam), 2 flights;

Open from 31 March:

Astana – Nha Trang (Vietnam), 2 flights;

Planned:

from April 20 Almaty – Mumbai (India), 3 flights;

from May 14 Astana – Da Nang (Vietnam), 2 flights;

from May 27 Atyrau – Tbilisi (Georgia), 3 flights;

from May 28 Almaty – Osh (Kyrgyzstan), 4 flights;

from May 31 Atyrau – Baku (Azerbaijan), 3 flights;

from June 1 Almaty – Frankfurt (Germany), 3 flights;

from June 4 Almaty – Da Nang (Vietnam), 2 flights.

From May 1 this year, Qazaq Air will open a new international air route Astana – Turkestan – Samarkand with a frequency of 2 flights per week. Fly Arystan Airlines plans to open the following new air routes this year:

From May 18:

Almaty – Inin (Ghulja), 2 flights;

From June 4:

Karaganda – Istanbul (Turkey), 2 flights.

Also, a number of foreign airlines are launching new air routes to Kazakhstan.

- Eastar Jet (Korea):

from April 7, the Seoul – Almaty air route was opened, 2 flights;

from the spring-summer season of this city Busan – Almaty, 2 flights;

- TWay (Korea):

from the spring-summer season of this year Seoul – Astana, 2 flights;

- «Spice Jet»:

from the spring-summer season of this year Delhi – Almaty, 4 flights;

- Air Cairo (Egypt):

from April 3, the Sharm el-Sheikh – Kostanay air route was opened, 1 flight;

from April 13 Hurghada – Almaty, 2 flights;

- Thai Air Asia X (Thailand):

from the autumn-summer season 2025-2026 from Bangkok and Phuket to Almaty.

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