New Kazakh airline presented
By Aynur Karimova
Kazakhstan has presented a new airline, Qazaq Air JSC. The
presentation took place on July 6 at the international airport of
Astana, the National Welfare Fund of Kazakhstan Samruk-Kazyna
reported.
The shares of the new airline fully belong to Samruk-Kazyna
Fund.
Qazaq Air airline will perform flights to 12 destinations, mostly
non-stop flights between the regions of Kazakhstan.
The average distance of the flights will be about 800
kilometers. During the year, since the launch of the first flight,
the average flight of the aircraft is planned to be increased to
7.3 hours per day, which involves the implementation of four
flights a day. Passenger traffic is forecasted at about 250,000
people.
Project Director of Qazaq Air Blair Pollock said that the airline
prices will be sufficiently attractive.
Kazakhstan has airports in Shimkent, Atbasar, Karaganda,
Kyzyl-Orda, Balkhash, Burundai, Zaisan, Petropavlovsk,
Semipalatinsk, Ust-kamenogorsk, Uralsk, Taldy-Kurgan, Kokshetau,
Pavlodar, Zhezkazgan, Atyrau, Zhambyl, Zhairem, Ekibastuz, Almaty,
Aktau, Kostanay, Aktyubinsk, Arkalyk, and Astana cities.
Currently, only 12 Kazakh airports meet the requirements of the ICAO. So, Kazakh government plans to bring all airports into line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization by 2020. Kazakhstan Civil Aviation complies with ICAO standards by 65 percent.
Kazakhstan's existing airlines are Air Astana, Air Company MEGA, Avia Jaynar, Bek Air, Berkut Air, Euro-Asia Air, Excellent Glide, Irtysh-Air, SCAT, Semeyavia, Zhetysu, and Zhezkazgan Air.
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