Several flights delayed at Almaty Airport

A number of flights at Almaty Airport are experiencing delays. According to the online timetable, the disruptions are affecting both arriving and departing aircraft. The delays cover domestic and international routes, with waiting times on some flights exceeding 3 hours, TengriNews reports.

For example, the China Southern Airlines flight arriving from Ürümqi, which was initially scheduled to land at 07:50, was delayed by 3 hours and 45 minutes and landed only at 11:35.

Arriving flights delayed:

• Scat, DV 747 (Shymkent) — 1 hour 10 minutes
• Scat, DV 758 (Taraz) — 35 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 9722 (Shymkent) — 2 hours 20 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 8522 (Astana) — 50 minutes
• Scat, DV 7201 (Aktobe) — 40 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 8584 (Aktau) — 2 hours 10 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 8783 (Atyrau) — 1 hour 10 minutes
• Scat, DV 7264 (Öskemen) — 2 hours 10 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 910 (Seoul–Incheon) — 1 hour 40 minutes
• Scat, DV 5319 (Phu Quoc) — 1 hour 10 minutes
• Scat, DV 808 (Minsk-2) — 1 hour 15 minutes
• Scat, DV 5321 (Phu Quoc) — 1 hour 40 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 266 (Jeddah) — 2 hours 45 minutes
• Scat, DV 5317 (Phu Quoc) — 1 hour
• Air Astana, KC 898 (Dubai) — 1 hour 40 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 5865 (Malé–Ibrahim Nasir) — 3 hours 40 minutes

Departing flights delayed:

• Finnair O.Y.J, AY 6524 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• British Airways, BA 6378 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• Cathay Pacific Airways, CX 9212 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• Iberia, IB 6140 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• LAN Airlines, LA 5657 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• Qatar Airways, QR 390 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• Volareweb.com, VA 6182 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• WB, WB 1025 (Doha) — 13 hours 30 minutes
• Emirates, EK 2423 (Dubai) — 18 hours 5 minutes
• Fly Dubai, FZ 1722 (Dubai) — 18 hours 5 minutes
• SCAT Air Company, DV 7252 (Öskemen) — 2 hours
• Air Astana, KC 6412 (Astana) — 1 hour 30 minutes
• China Southern Airlines, CZ 6076  — 3 hours 10 minutes
• Air Astana, KC 263 (Medina) — 15 minutes

Passengers are advised to check their flight status via official websites and mobile applications and to arrive at the airport in advance.