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The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has said the country is planning to launch flights to Slovenia. The remarks came following talks with his Slovenian counterpart Nataša Pirc Musar in Astana, who was accompanied by representatives from 26 Slovenian companies. President Tokayev noted, “There are many people in Kazakhstan who are very interested in visiting Slovenia, but they face certain problems. First of all, in obtaining a visa, and secondly, an important issue is the lack of flights. I think both governments should show interest and consider how to solve these problems. We already have plans to launch flights to Ljubljana”. Trade between Slovenia and Kazakhstan topped 163 million euros last year. Last September, Kazakhstan opened an embassy in Slovenia. Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, Air Astana, is the largest airline in Central Asia and the Caucasus region. Within the former Yugoslavia, it serves Podgorica on a seasonal summer basis.
I think it's very well possible for Ljubljana to get those. Would be funny if they get flights to Kazakhstan before they get flights to the likes of Berlin
ReplyDeleteBerlin has been tried so many time from LJU and fails all the time.
DeleteWould be a very nice addition. And if they said they alreayd have plans to launch them than there is a nice possibility that this will actually happen.
ReplyDeleteThey eyed Serbia as well and nothing happened
ReplyDeleteTheir connections to Russia was the reason
DeleteA beautiful country, def. worth visiting. I hope they find a way of abolishing visas. But I would be surprised to see Air Astana in LJU with regular scheduled flights. Maybe they could start with charter flights?
ReplyDeleteHow can Slovenia abolish visas when it's part of Schengen?
DeleteWell they could always consider leaving Schengen. It became a joke given how many border crossing in the EU are closed.
DeleteJust visas on arrival would be enough
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DeleteLOL, no!
I didn't tknow Air Astana is owned by BAE??
ReplyDeleteYes, that's why they can't fly to Russia.
DeleteYep, it's a double edged sword. On one hand they're probably the most reliable and effective airline in Central Asia, but do face restrictions.
DeleteAir Astana is 49% owned by BAE. Not flying to Russia is supposedly about their insurance, but - of course - the Russians blame it on the British.
DeleteThank you Fraport. The pace of securing new destinations is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteGold stars for effort 🤣
DeleteIs question about LJU flights mandatory when visiting distant lands? Is there "ask one country to have flights to LJU" on a monthly to-do list for our government?
ReplyDeletePresident of republic is not part of the government, but obviously only the government and the president care about the connectivity. And yes. Its a mandatory part of any agenda, otherwise you could only fly non stop to FRA and MUC, if you asked Fraport.
DeleteConsidering my girlfriend lives in Almaty and I live in Slovenia, I am 100% down with this proposed route.
ReplyDeleteMore then a good enough reason to start this route.
DeleteI'm looking for a cheap way to reach Kazakhstan from Italy, so this is going to be a good news.
ReplyDeleteI also wish many kazakh tourists to come to my country.