Baku solemnly welcomes first Air Astana flight from Kazakhstan's Atyrau

On May 31, a solemn ceremony was held at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport to welcome the first flight of the Kazakh airline Air Astana from Atyrau to Baku, Report informs referring to the press service of the Kazakh Embassy in Azerbaijan.

The first passengers were met by the head of the diplomatic mission Alim Bayel, representatives of Air Astana, and the management of the Baku airport. Those who arrived from Atyrau to Baku were greeted with the sounds of the dombra and Kazakh cuisine.

The ambassador noted that one of the indicators of the intensity of relations between countries is the number of flights between them.

"That is why we are glad that the number of flights is growing and the geography of flights between our countries is expanding. This summer, the number of flights between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan will reach 34 times a week. At the same time, we are increasing the number of permitted flights to 70. That is, the growth will continue. Now, planes fly from Baku to Astana, Almaty and Aktau. Today, the oil capital of Atyrau was added, and in July, the third megalopolis of Kazakhstan, the city of Shymkent, will be added," the diplomat said.

Atyrau-Baku flights will be operated three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The flight duration is 1 hour 30 minutes.