Today, the opening ceremony of a new international flight took place on the route Almaty - Doha of the Qatar Airways airline.

The event was attended by Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee Talgat Lastayev, Deputy Akim of Almaty Serik Kusainov, Ambassador of Qatar to Kazakhstan Abdulaziz Sultan Al-Rumayhi, Senior Vice President of Qatar Airways for Eastern Regions Marwan Kolelait, President of Almaty Airport Alp Er Tunga Ersoy.

The flights will be operated with a frequency of 2 flights per week on Airbus A-320 aircraft with a capacity of 132 seats (12 business class, 120 economy class). Passengers will benefit from Qatar Airways' network of more than 140 destinations via Hamad International Airport in Doha.

Flights in this direction were scheduled to open in the spring of 2020 but were suspended due to the pandemic.

The Civil Aviation Committee is working to restore international routes, and work is also underway to open new international destinations.

Qatar Airways has been announced as the "Airline of the Year" by the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax.