ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 13. In May 2025, Kazakhstan is set to launch new air routes to 10 countries: Hungary, Germany, Türkiye, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, South Korea, and Vietnam, Trend reports via Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport.
According to the information provided, Kazakh airline SCAT plans to open the following new routes from Shymkent Airport in May.
Starting May 27:
Shymkent – Budapest (Hungary), 2 flights per week;
Shymkent – Munich (Germany), 2 flights per week.
Starting May 29:
Shymkent – Shanghai (China), 2 flights per week;
Shymkent – Seoul (South Korea), 2 flights per week.
The airline Air Astana also plans to launch several new international routes.
Starting May 14:
Astana – Da Nang (Vietnam), 2 flights per week.
Starting May 27:
Atyrau – Tbilisi (Georgia), 3 flights per week.
Starting May 28:
Almaty – Osh (Kyrgyzstan), 4 flights per week.
Starting May 31:
Atyrau – Baku (Azerbaijan), 3 flights per week.
The airline Fly Arystan plans to launch the following new routes.
Starting May 18:
Almaty – Kulja (China), 2 flights per week.
Starting May 28:
Astana – Gazipasha (Türkiye), 2 flights per week.
Additionally, Uzbek airline My Freighter (Centrum Air) launched the Almaty – Tashkent (Uzbekistan) route on May 5, with a frequency of 2 flights per week.
Starting May 13, Azerbaijan Airlines plans to increase the frequency of flights on the Astana – Baku route from 3 to 4 times per week.
