Kazakhstan working to resume flights on more int'l routes

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jul. 8 By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend: Over 400,000 passengers were transported via air in Kazakhstan since the flights resuming on May 1, 2020, Trend reports with reference to the Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development. In March 2020, in order to prevent coronavirus spread in Kazakhstan, the number of flights was reduced by 438 flights per week on international destinations on 97 routes, which makes up 99 percent of all international flights implemented. Additionally, all domestic flights have been canceled and no regular air services operated in the country over April 2020. Starting May 1, 2020, the ban on implementation of flights was lifted completely for domestic flights and is stage-by-stage being lifted on international flights, leading local airline companies to work on restoration of flights operation. The ministry said that currently all previously-halted flights on domestic routes were resumed (497 flights a week on 45 routes). The report said that currently issues on restoring flights with Turkey and South Korea were already agreed on. Also, starting Aug. 1, 2020 the country is looking to restart flights to Thailand and Georgia. Additionally, by a decree of state chief sanitary doctor starting Jun. 24, 2020 the flights to Hungary, India, Germany, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Egypt, Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan are also allowed. The issues on resuming flights to these countries are also being worked on at the moment. --- Follow the author on twitter: @nargiz_sadikh