The opening ceremony of a new international flight on the route Almaty - Doha of the Qatar Airways airline took place today.
The event was attended by Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee Talgat Lastayev, Deputy Akim of Almaty Serik Kusainov, Qatar Ambassador to Kazakhstan Abdulaziz Sultan Al-Rumayhi, Senior Vice President of Qatar Airways for Eastern Regions Marwan Kolelait, President of Almaty Airport Alp Er Tunga Ersoy.
The flights will be operated with a frequency of 2 flights per week on Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 132 seats (12 business class, 120 economy class). Passengers will be able to use Qatar Airways' route network consisting of more than 140 destinations via Hamad International Airport in Doha.
Flights to this destination were planned to open in the spring of 2020, but were suspended due to the pandemic.
The Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is working on the restoration of international routes, and work is also underway to open new international destinations.
Qatar Airways was declared the "Airline of the Year" by the international air transport rating organization Skytrax.
The flights will be operated with a frequency of 2 flights per week on Airbus A320 aircraft.
