BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 11
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan will increase the number of flights operated weekly to Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and the Maldives starting Feb. 10, 2021, Trend reports citing Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and infrastructural Development.
The corresponding permission was granted by the Interdepartmental Commission to Prevent the Emergence and Spread of Coronavirus Infection in Kazakhstan.
The number of flights to Russia will be increased by seven per week (from three to 10 flights per side). The number of flights on the routes Nur-Sultan - Moscow, and Almaty - Moscow has been increased to four times a week.
Flights on the Shymkent - Moscow, and Aktau - Moscow routes have also been resumed and will be carried out once a week by each side.
The number of flights to Uzbekistan was increased by one from 3 to 4 flights per week from each side. The frequency of flights of Kazakh airlines to the Maldives was increased from 4 to 7.
The number of flights from Almaty to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, has increased to three times a week.
Air traffic on the Nur-Sultan - Kyiv route has been resumed and will be carried out once a week.
On Oct.19, 2020, Kazakhstan’s government decided to take several measures to battle the spread of coronavirus infection in the country.
Thus, the number of flights on international routes will be reduced starting Oct. 26, 2020, taking into account the epidemiological situation in foreign countries. Mandatory PCR testing of all arriving in Kazakhstan (including citizens of Kazakhstan), as well as drivers carrying out bilateral international transportation, will be conducted.
The validity period of the carried out PCR test for those arriving from abroad, including citizens of Kazakhstan, shall be no more than 3 days.
The first two cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Kazakhstan among those who arrived in Almaty city from Germany on March 13, 2020.
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