Saturday 07, March 2026

The evacuation of Kazakh citizens from Middle Eastern countries is ongoing, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan reports. “As of March 7, since the escalation in the region began, 27 flights have been operated to Kazakhstan, evacuating 4,659 passengers,” the statement said.

Thursday 05, March 2026

On March 5, 2026, the press service of the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan provided updated information regarding the evacuation of Kazakh citizens from Middle Eastern countries, Zakon.kz reports.

Sunday 01, March 2026

On March 1, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan held a meeting of the Operational Headquarters on the situation in the Middle East. The headquarters includes representatives of the Civil Aviation Committee, Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan JSC, Kazaeronavigatsia RSE, as well as Air Astana, FlyArystan, SCAT, and VietJet Kazakhstan (Qazaq Air).

Saturday 28, February 2026

Kazakhstan has introduced a full ban on flights over and near the airspace of Iran, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon due to the situation in the Middle East, the Civil Aviation Committee said, Kazinform reports.

Thursday 26, February 2026

Starting March 2026, new international flights will be launched from Kazakhstan. The schedule includes routes to countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The flights will be operated by both Kazakh and foreign carriers, Tengri Travel reports.

Thursday 26, February 2026

A meeting of the Ministry of Transport’s board was held under the chairmanship of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Roman Sklyar, Kazinform reports.