Kazakhstan to launch new air flights to Israel, Jordan, China, Russia in 2026Kazakhstan airlines plan to launch a number of international flights in 2026 to countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, the press service of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport reported following a meeting of the ministry's board.According to the ministry, SCAT Airlines is opening several flights from Shymkent: to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) - from March 29; Novosibirsk (Russia) - from May 19; St. Petersburg (Russia) - from June 1; Tel Aviv (Israel) - from June 9.Air Astana will expand its international network with the following routes: Almaty - Shanghai (China) - from March 29; Astana - Guangzhou (China) - from June 2; Almaty - Larnaca (Cyprus) - from June 2 to September 5 (seasonal); Astana - Larnaca (Cyprus) - from June 4 to September 6 (seasonal); Almaty - Dalaman (Turkey) - operating during the spring-summer navigation period; Almaty - Salalah (Jordan) - from March 9; Astana - Salalah (Jordan) - from March 9.Furthermore, the possibility of opening an Almaty - Tokyo (Japan) flight in 2026 is being explored.Low-cost carrier FlyArystan is launching flights: Almaty - Samarkand (Uzbekistan) from March 17; Almaty - Xi'an (China) - in June (slot approval pending); Aktau - Urumqi (China) - in June.The Almaty - Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) route is also planned to be opened.It is also planned that new flights to Kazakhstan will be operated by foreign air carriers.LOT Polish Airlines will launch a flight from Almaty to Warsaw on May 31; Air Arabia Dammam plans to launch a flight from Almaty to Dammam (Saudi Arabia); Royal Jordanian is considering operating a flight from Almaty to Amman (Jordan). (ICE ALMATY)

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