Iranian airline resumes flights to Almaty
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan has issued a foreign air carrier certificate to Mahan Air, an Iranian airline, Kazinform correspondent reports.
According to the Committee's press service, the airline plans to carry out direct regular flights on route Tehran - Almaty - Tehran by Airbus A310 on Mondays from 4th through 25th March 2019. From April 1 through October 23, the airline intends to increase the flight rate to 2 times a week (Monday and Wednesday).
It is worth mentioning that Mahan Air previously operated flights to Almaty until March 2017 when it stopped flying for economic reasons.
"As a result, the resumption of flights will boost the passenger flow and win-win cooperation between the countries," the Committee informs.