The first regular flight of the "Air Astana" airline arrived to the Jeddah International Airport

04 October 2023, Jeddah. The Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Jeddah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) Ruslan Kospanov and the employees of the Consulate General met the first regular flight of the Kazakhstani "Air Astana" airlines, which arrived from Almaty to the Jeddah International Airport.

The solemn meeting ceremony was also attended by Galymzhan Bazilbayev, the Regional General Manager of "Air Astana" for the GULF and Saudi Arabia, the management of Jeddah Airports Company (JEDCO), Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS) and representatives of partner companies.

Welcoming the first passengers who arrived in Jeddah from Almaty, the Consul General noted that the opening of direct flights will contribute to the growth of not only religious, but also traditional tourism, as well as the strengthening of cooperation between the business circles of the two countries.

In this regard, the Consulate General provided explanations and advice to Kazakhstani citizens on some issues of the stay of foreign citizens in the Kingdom, like the need to comply with the legislation of the host country, compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards, as well as respect for local traditions and customs.

In their turn, the passengers of flight KC-265 expressed gratitude to the cabin crew, the "Air Astana" airlines and noted the high level of comfort and convenience of direct flights, and also expressed hope for further expansion and strengthening of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia.

Reference: direct flights of the "Air Astana" airline on the route Almaty-Jeddah started on October 4, 2023, and will be operated twice a week, with a possible further increase by one more frequency. Flights are carried out on a comfortable Airbus A321 LR aircraft.

The duration of the flight from Almaty to Jeddah is 6 hours 50 minutes, return flight – 5 hours 45 minutes.

It is expected that starting from November of this year "Flynas", the Saudi low-coster will also operate direct flights between Jeddah and Almaty with a frequency of twice a week.