Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia strengthen cooperation in civil aviation
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia Madiyar Menilbekov had a meeting with the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, Kazinform News Agency learned from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.
The meeting held on June 1 focused on the issues of strengthening cooperation in civil aviation, air traffic development, launching new air routes, as well as boosting passenger and cargo flows.
Ambassador Menilbekov informed the Saudi side about the development of the aviation industry of Kazakhstan, as well as new opportunities for cooperation in this area. Particular attention was paid to the possibilities of using the 5th degree of air freedom in Kazakhstan by Saudi airlines.
To date, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia have launched direct flights on the routes Almaty-Jeddah, Almaty-Medina, Shymkent-Jeddah, Shymkent-Medina and Astana-Jeddah, operated by Kazakhstan's Air Astana, SCAT and the Saudi airline Flynas.
Earlier it was reported that over 890,000 pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia for Hajj 1446.