ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 20. Kazakhstan’s
airlines are ready to expand flights to India, Chairwoman of the
Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan
Saltanat Tompiyeva said, Trend reports via the ministry.
She made the statement during a meeting with India’s
Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization
Council (ICAO), Angshumali Rastogi, on the sidelines of the ICAO
Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS-2026) in Marrakech,
Morocco.
Tompiyeva noted that the existing legal and regulatory framework
between Kazakhstan and India provides a solid foundation for the
development of air connectivity. Currently, Air Astana operates
regular flights between the two countries, including 13 weekly
flights on the Almaty–Delhi route and three weekly flights between
Almaty and Mumbai.
It was also noted that Kazakh airlines intend to launch new
routes to India and increase flight frequencies on existing
routes.
“We are confident that expanding air connectivity will give an
additional boost to trade, economic, and tourism cooperation
between our countries,” Tompiyeva said.
Following the talks, the sides confirmed their mutual interest
in further strengthening cooperation and developing sustainable
transport links between Kazakhstan and India.
The air services agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan
and India was signed on September 10, 1993, and ratified by
Kazakhstan on December 10, 1998. Under the current memorandum of
understanding between the aviation authorities of the two
countries, signed on October 19, 2015, designated carriers from
each side are allowed to operate up to 21 scheduled flights per
week.
