AZAL launches scheduled flights to Shymkent

Azerbaijan’s national air carrier, AZAL, will launch scheduled flights to Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The initial flight will be operated on 16 June 2026.

According to the airline’s flight schedule, flights en route Baku–Shymkent–Baku will be operated as follows:

From 16 to 27 June 2026 - twice per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Baku to Shymkent and vice versa; From 30 June 2026 onwards - three times per week, departing Baku on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and returning from Shymkent on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Shymkent will become AZAL’s fourth destination in Kazakhstan within the airline’s expanding route network. In 2025, the airline operated nearly 850 scheduled round-trip flights to Almaty, Astana and Aktau.

The launch of the new route will provide additional opportunities for residents of Shymkent not only to travel to Baku, but also to benefit from convenient transit flights via the capital of Azerbaijan.