ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 18. Türkiye's Turkish Airlines plans to increase the number of flights on the routes Istanbul-Astana and Istanbul-Almaty, Trend reports.
This was stated at a meeting between the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan, Talgat Lastayev, Senior Vice President Mahmut Yayla, and Deputy Vice President of the airline, Umit Develi.
The Kazakh side, in turn, informed about the requests of Kazakh passengers about the use of modern wide-body aircraft on flights to the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to provide passengers with more comfortable conditions and increase carrying capacity.
The Turkish side informed the Kazakh side about the work to withdraw the low-cost division AnadoluJet from Turkish Airlines as a separate legal entity. Upon completion of this process, the launch of flights to Kazakhstan by the new airline is expected in March 2024.
Also, the airline was offered the opportunity to use the fifth degree of "freedom of air" on flights to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue work to expand the geography of flights and increase the number of international flights between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Türkiye.