Negotiations between the chairman of Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee, Saltanat Tompieva, and the director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), Norazman Bin Mahmud, took place in In Kuala Lumpur, and were also attended by the heads of flagship carrier Malaysia Airlines and low-cost airline Air Asia X, alongside employees of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan and representatives of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Malaysia.
During the talks, the Kazakh delegation declared its readiness for further cooperation with Malaysia, and is also prepared to expand the geography of flights for Air Asia X and Malaysia Airlines to the cities of Kazakhstan. Also under consideration is the option of granting Malaysia the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) fifth degree of Freedom of Air. This means that Kazakhstan will allow Malaysian airlines to perform inbound flights originating in a third country, stopping in Kazakhstan, provided that the final destination will be the airline’s home country.
The Kazakh delegation also visited Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Currently, the airport’s passenger traffic amounts to more than 60 million passengers a year, receiving flights from more than 60 world airlines. The first direct flight between Almaty and Kuala Lumpur is expected to be launched this month.
