AZAL launches direct Baku-Shymkent flights
Azerbaijan’s national air carrier is expanding its route network and will launch regular flights from Baku to Shymkent in June, the AZAL press …
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Qazaq Air expands flights ahead of Nauryz in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air is introducing extra flights in honor of the spring holiday Nauryz to meet high passenger demand. From March 16 through March 23, 2025, ten additional flights will be performed on the following routes: …
SCAT to launch flights between Kazakhstan and Egypt in May
The first flight from Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to Cairo is scheduled for the end of May. It will be operated by SCAT Airlines.
SCAT airline to launch Shymkent-Budapest air route
The Kazakh airline "SCAT" plans to open a new route to Hungary, connecting Shymkent and Budapest, beginning on May 27 of this year, the Kazakh …
Airplanes to connect Shymkent with cities in Europe and Asia
The new terminal of the airport in Shymkent will expand the international route network, with plans to increase the number of destinations to 45.
Sulfur dioxide air concentration in Shymkent rises to very dangerous levels
Ecologists beat an alarm in Kazakhstan as the sulfur dioxide air concentration increased to very dangerous levels after the fire broke out in the territory of an industrial zone in …
Sulfur burns in Shymkent
Over 360 people have been evacuated in Shymkent due to a sulfur fire
Shymkent airport to be optimized
The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov, made a working trip to Shymkent, where he visited the airport building. The Prime Minister noted that the city's airport does not correspond to the status of an international one. …
Turkey to open Coca-Cola plant in Shymkent
The Turkish company Coca-Cola İçecek intends to launch the production of soft drinks in Shymkent. The news was announced after a meeting of the director of the Kazakhstan branch of Coca-Cola, İçecek Mustafa Beltekin, and …
Maternity hospital explodes in southern Kazakhstan
In the Kazakh city of Shymkent, located in the south of the country, on May 21, an explosion occurred in the area of maternity hospital No. 1, the police department informs. An oxygen tank exploded in an interhospital pharmacy, …
Scorpions attack Shymkent
Arthropods not only attack local residents in the streets, but also sneak into their houses. In August alone, 39 people turned to doctors after being bitten by scorpions, 13 of them being children, the Otyrar.kz portal reports. The …
Fire breaks out in Kazakhstan's Shymkent railway station
A fire occurred in a two-storey building at the railway station in Shymkent at night, spokesperson of the Emergency Situations Committee of the Interior Ministry of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nurakhmetov said. He said …
Winter to begin with sun in Kazakhstan
According to Kazakhstan weather forecasters, it will be sunny in Kazakhstan on December 1. Meanwhile, in different regions, the temperature will vary significantly. The coldest weather on the first day of winter will be in Nur-Sultan - …
Open skies regime launched in airports of 11 Kazakh cities
The open skies regime has been launched in the airports of 11 cities of Kazakhstan from November 1, 2019, the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development reported. The cities are Nur-Sultan, Shymkent, Aktau, …
Turkestan region established in Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has renamed South Kazakhstan region into Turkestan region, according to the executive order posted on the Akorda press service. Turkestan has become the administrative …
Man dies after two-car crash in Shymket
One man died and three were injured as a result of an accident in Shymkent, Yesterday, a BMW collided with a Daewoo Nexia at the intersection of Auezov and Alibekov streets, Sputnik-Kazakhstan reports with a reference to the …
Hitch in modernization of Kazakh oil refineries
The Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy has announced about the postponement of modernization terms of the Atyrau, Pavlodar and Shymkent refineries. The corresponding activities are planned to be completed at the first two companies until the …
Kazakh Air Forces receive new Russian helicopters
The Kazakh Air Forces have received new MI-171Sh combat-transport helicopters, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan said. The official welcoming ceremony was held at the aviation base in Shymkent in the southern …
