Ambassador of Kazakhstan met with the CEO of Flynas

On November 24, 2021, H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia, held a meeting with Mr. Bander Al-Mohanna, the CEO of Flynas.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of expanding bilateral cooperation by opening direct regular flights between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia.

In particular, the Ambassador informed on the launch of a direct flight by the “SCAT” Kazakh airline on the “Almaty-Jeddah” route on November 24, which will soon become a regular flight, as well as briefed on the plans to open new regular flights between other cities of the two countries.

The Kazakh diplomat also informed on the stabilizing epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan and the possibility of using the “fifth freedom” by Flynas at 11 airports in Kazakhstan.

The CEO of Flynas announced the expansion of the airline's activities and plans to launch direct regular flights to new destinations. In this regard, he expressed the company's interest in using the Kazakhstani “open skies” regime and establishing close cooperation with Kazakhstan’s airlines and tourism agencies and companies.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to conduct a wide advertising campaign in Saudi Arabia to present the tourism potential of Kazakhstan with the participation of travel and aviation companies and entities of the two countries.

Flynas is a private Saudi low-cost airline that operated direct flights to 17 domestic and 55 international destinations before the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently Flynas added more than 20 new Airbus A320Neo to its fleet.