Kazakhstanis begin evacuation from Middle Eastern countries
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstanis have begun being evacuated from Middle Eastern countries, the Civil Aviation Committee reported.
On March 3, FlyDubai operated two flights on the Dubai–Astana and Dubai–Almaty routes. The airline transported 306 passengers on the two flights.
"As of now, Air Astana is carrying out evacuation flights from Saudi Arabia scheduled for March 3," the Civil Aviation Committee said.
Currently, two flights are being operated from Medina on Airbus A320 aircraft with a total capacity of 290 seats, as well as two flights from 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 Kazakh citizens 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, the Committee added.
To assist passengers, a 24-hour call center has been organized at the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan:+7 7172 77 98 21;+7 7172 79 82 13;+7 7172 79 82 14.
For information regarding flight status, 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;+7 702 702 02 27 (WhatsApp).
SCAT Airlines+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.