Overview
- Services to Jeddah resumed in September from Almaty twice weekly and from Shymkent once weekly, with Medina flights from both cities scheduled to restart later in October.
- Astana and Aktau will connect to Jeddah and Medina on alternating two‑week rotations to broaden access for Umrah travel across Kazakhstan.
- Leisure routes return in late October, including Almaty–Malé at three weekly flights rising to five during peak holidays.
- Vietnam capacity expands as Almaty–Phu Quoc starts at five weekly flights and moves to daily in December, while Astana–Phu Quoc operates three times weekly.
- Gulf and Thailand frequencies increase, with Almaty–Dubai growing from seven to 12 weekly flights, Astana–Dubai from seven to 10, and Almaty–Bangkok and Almaty–Phuket each rising from four to seven weekly.