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Kazakhstan to end to non-refundable airline tickets
Tengrinews.kz - Mazhilis Deputy Bakytzhan Bazarbek expressed outrage that it is impossible to get refunds for some airline tickets in Kazakhstan.
04 September 2024
Passenger detained after “bad joke“ causes flight delay from Almaty to Uralsk
Tengrinews.kz - A passenger was detained during a flight from Almaty to Uralsk. A video of the incident appeared on social media.
04 September 2024
No hotel, just blankets: Kazakhs stuck in Frankfurt airport
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakh citizens were stuck at the airport due to a delayed Lufthansa flight.
12 July 2024
Kazakhstan boosts compliance with global aviation standards
A Significant Safety Concern (SSC) in Kazakhstan has been finally resolved through joint efforts in early May. This leaves no crucial concerns indicated by ICAO for Kazakhstan unresolved.
11 May 2016
Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention
British leader David Cameron got "distracted" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to promote his country during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama said.
11 March 2016
Emirates postpones launch of world's longest flight
Emirates Airline, which was to launch what it called the world's longest non-stop flight this month, postponed those plans for a year.
03 March 2016
Blizzard in Astana: flights and train delayed, Christmas trees and cars damaged
Warm weather and rains have given way to winds and blizzards in Astana.
29 December 2015
Kazakhstan's third astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov awarded highest state award
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Aidyn Aimbetov, the third Kazakh cosmonaut, Khalyk Kakharmany (People’s Hero) title.
15 October 2015
Kazakhstan improves position in world flight safety ranking
Kazakhstan's compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards has risen from 47 to 65 percent.
28 September 2015
Airlines go slow on aircraft tracking
Less then 10% of airlines have introduced full-time flight tracking recommended by IATA. Why is the simple process taking so long?
07 September 2015
Aidyn Aimbetov's flight to ISS is a milestone event for Kazakhstan: Chairman of Kazcosmos Talgat Mussabayev
Space flight of Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to the International Space Station is a milestone event for Kazakhstan.
04 September 2015
Kazakhstani airline SCAT increases ticket prices by 20%
Following suit of the Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana, another Kazakh airline SCAT has announced a ticket price rise.
24 August 2015
Canadian WestJet flight attendant acts out safety demonstration
Canadian WestJet flight attendant acts out safety demonstration
24 August 2015
Kazakh astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov to make research in space
Kazakhstan’s astronaut Aidyn Aimbetov will conduct a number of studies during his 10 day space flight on board the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft.
10 August 2015
Astana Airport not receiving or releasing aircrafts at night time in August
Astana airport will not be receiving or releasing any flights from 10:00 pm to 03:00 am from August 19 to 25.
06 August 2015
Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1
Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetov has been going through a pre-flight preparation in Russian Star City for two months already.
30 July 2015
New Kazakhstani low-cost airline presented
A new low-cost airline Qazaq Air has been presented in Kazakhstan's Astana.
09 July 2015
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia to launch direct flight
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia plan to launch a direct flight.
14 May 2015
Dozens of flights delayed in Astana, Almaty
Poor weather conditions and delays of arrivals force Astana and Almaty airports to reschedule flights.
30 December 2014
Nearly 50 flights delayed in Almaty
Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan has delayed 49 flights because of the weather.
24 December 2014