The Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in cooperation with relevant government agencies and organizations, as well as domestic and foreign carriers, is carrying out efforts to evacuate citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from countries in the Middle East.

On March 3 of this year, FlyDubai operated two flights on the Dubai – Astana and Dubai – Almaty routes. A total of 306 passengers (151 and 155 passengers respectively) were transported on these two flights.

As of now, Air Astana is operating scheduled evacuation flights from Saudi Arabia on March 3.

Currently, two flights are being carried out from the city of Medina on Airbus A320 aircraft with a total capacity of 290 seats, as well as two flights from the city of Jeddah on Airbus A321 aircraft with a total capacity of 339 seats.

SCAT Airlines has scheduled a flight on the Almaty – Muscat (Oman) – Almaty route to evacuate citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan using a Boeing 767 aircraft (290 seats). The flight is scheduled to depart from Almaty at 19:00 local time.

Carriers plan to continue operating evacuation flights for Kazakh citizens, taking into account the current situation in the Middle East.

A 24/7 call center has been organized at the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan JSC:

+7 7172 77 98 21

+7 7172 79 82 13

+7 7172 79 82 14

For flight status inquiries, passengers are advised to contact:

Air Astana: +7 727 244 44 77, +7 7172 58 44 77, +7 702 702 44 77

FlyArystan: +7 727 331 10 10, WhatsApp: +7 702 702 02 27

SCAT: +7 7252 99 88 80

Qazaq Air: +7 727 356 14 14

Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport: +7 7172 702 999

Almaty International Airport: +7 727 228 00 19

Passengers are also advised to verify up-to-date information with the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Middle Eastern countries.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

+7 7172 72 05 00 (Consular Service Department)

+7 7172 72 01 11 (Duty Diplomat)

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Iran (Tehran):

+98 21 2256 5933 (Embassy duty officer)

+98 936 208 4672 (mobile phone, WhatsApp)

Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Gorgan:

+98 912 298 0350 (mobile phone)

+98 173 252 0443 (office phone)

+7 701 771 34 01 (WhatsApp)

Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Bandar Abbas:

+98 930 298 57 03 (mobile phone, WhatsApp)

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Jordan:

+962 777 688 885

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the UAE:

+971 50 508 5226

+971 2 449 8778

Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Dubai:

+971 50 570 1978

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Saudi Arabia:

+966 55 663 0177

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Qatar:

+974 5064 9955

+974 5100 0733

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kuwait:

+965 6704 2545

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Lebanon:

+961 4713467

+961 4713447

Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Bahrain:

+973 3348 0890

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Israel:

+972 (3) 503 78 85 (duty officer)

+972 54 878 4608 (mobile, WhatsApp)

+972 53 272 1815 (mobile, WhatsApp)

+7 701 731 4177 (WhatsApp)

The Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with relevant government agencies and organizations, as well as airlines, continues to monitor the situation and coordinate the necessary measures on an ongoing basis.

Citizens of Kazakhstan are advised to remain calm, stay in contact with airlines and diplomatic missions, and rely solely on official sources of information.