Qatari investor to upgrade Atyrau airport in 2025-2026, investment will amount to $50 mln- CACQatari investor QazAir Investments LLC will complete construction of a new airport complex at Atyrau airport named after Khiuaz Dospanova in 2026, the press service of the Civil Aviation Committee (CAC) of the Kazakh Transport Ministry reported."The Qatari investor will start construction of a new airport complex as early as 2025 and will carry out a complete modernization and expansion of the infrastructure, as well as repairs to the current airport building," the press release said.According to CAC, the investment will amount to $50 million. The area of the new airport complex will cover 16,500 square meters.There are also plans to significantly expand the geographical coverage of flights."First of all, new flights will be opened to popular tourist destinations in Europe and Asia. This will give passengers a wider choice of destinations and improve the region's international accessibility," the CAC press release says.The fact that the Qatari investor QazAir Investments LLC will become the owner of 100% of the shares of the Atyrau airport operator was reported in early August 2024, when the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov signed a decree authorizing the transfer of 100% of the shares of ATMA - Atyrau Airport and Transportation JSC, which services Atyrau Airport, to QazAir Investments.According to the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) website, QazAir Investments LLC was registered on the territory of QFC in December 2023. The authorized share capital is $300,000. Abraham Daniel Danino is a significant shareholder of the company. The head of the company is Anna Guseva.Atyrau Airport has been in operation since 1979. Both domestic and international flights are operated from the airport - to Turkey, Egypt, Georgia, Russia, the Netherlands and a number of other countries. (ICE ALMATY)

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