AIRPORT STRATEGIES
Plenty of foreign air carriers
pass through Kazakhstan
every year
De-icing at Kazakh airports
may need implementing for
six months of the year
Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev is a
key airport and thrives on its
geographical position
Caspian contenders
The Republic of Kazakhstan is the
ninth largest country in the world
in terms of territory size, with a
growing population of 18.4m. e
country is favourably located in the
centre of continental Eurasia and Kazakh
authorities have been actively working to
increase its air transit tra c, stressing the
advantages of the location.
Almaty International airport and
Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev International
airport are the key air gates of the
country, topping the list of 18 airports
of republican and regional signi cance
operating in the state. Over the past few
years, the share of passengers served by
the airports of Almaty and Nur-Sultan
annually amounted to about 40% and
30%, respectively. As of 2018, Almaty
airport’s share rose to 52%; airports of
Aktau, Atyrau and Shymkent follow, and
make up about 5-7% of the total structure
of passengers served.
All airports have their own ground
handling services and local airlines such
as Qazaq Air and FlyArystan also have
ground service operations. Major ground
handlers include Almaty and Nur-
News and updates from
Kazakhstan are rare – but
Mainbayar Badarch was there
recently, and brings this report on
what airports are doing in their
bid to woo more customers.
Sultan airports and the ground handling
department of Air Astana. Minor ground
handlers include Tarlan Aero, Forpost
Aero Services, Astana Aviation Services,
K-Generation and Apogee.
Discounted tariff policies
Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev International
airport has improved its ground handling
tari policy and is now o ering discounts
to attract more carriers. is discount was
approved for passenger and cargo ights
as well as de-icing services. e passenger
ight discount is for regular international
ights with a frequency of two or
more actual ights per week. Special
circumstances include anyone o ering
an air service on which ights were not
operated for more than three calendar
years; and new operators of aircra whose
ights were not operated at the airport
or were not operated for more than three
calendar years.
Cargo ight discounts are the same as
for regular international cargo, with a
frequency of two or more actual ights
per week, with special circumstances.
ese are new operators of aircra whose
ights have not functioned at the airport
or have not been carried out for more than
three calendar years; and for the operator,
any carrier increasing the frequency of
ights in relation to the previous (similar)
season.
Discounts are applied on the basis of
agreements concluded between the airport
and the aircra operator and are subject to
the conditions stipulated in the contract.
Discounts spread to current fares and are
valid for regular international passenger
ights on new air tra c for no more than
ve seasons in aggregate. e bene t of
discounts terminates upon expiration of
the terms established by the agreements
concluded between the airport and the
carrier.
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