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Turkish Airlines is the first company based outside the former Soviet Union to start regular flights between to Astana, Kazakh Transport and Communications Ministry press secretary Kairbek Sadvakasov told Interfax.
"Turkish Airlines was the first to respond to the Kazakh offer to start flights from Astana," he said.
A Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines landed in the international airport in Astana early on Thursday morning.
This spring, Kazakh aviation authorities said that all foreign airlines would have to move their flights from Almaty to Astana, which caused criticism from airlines and tourist companies.
Sadvakasov said that Turkish Airlines will also continue making flights to and from Almaty.
A source in Turkish Airlines told Interfax that flights on the new route will be made twice a week.
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