29 June 2024

New Terminal at Almaty Airport

T2 covers an area of more than 53,000 square meters and will be able to accommodate up to 14 million passengers on international flights

The new Terminal 2 (T2) of Almaty International Airport (ALA) has been put into operation much earlier than planned. The building was originally scheduled to open in late summer 2024, but construction work has been accelerated as a result of high and rapidly growing demand for flights to/from Almaty. The new building, which covers an area of more than 53,000 square meters, will increase the airport's capacity to 14 million passengers per year.

T2 houses, among other things, 32 immigration check-in counters, 20 passport control counters on departure, 4 automated passport control stations, several co-working areas, quiet zones, prayer rooms and numerous services for families with children and travelers with disabilities.

The new Terminal 2 was designed exclusively for international flights, while the existing terminal is now used for domestic flights within Kazakhstan. Air Astana has already moved all international flights to and from Almaty to T2. This includes, for example, direct flights to Bangkok, Seoul and Beijing.

With a population of around two million, Almaty is the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan and is also the country's main economic centre as well as an important exhibition centre in Central Asia.

Passengers from Italy can reach Almaty quickly and easily with connections via London and Istanbul to Almaty and with the daily flight from Frankfurt via the Kazakh capital Astana.

Air Astana

Air Astana Group is the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size. The Group operates a fleet of 50 aircraft split between Air Astana, its full-service airline that operated its inaugural flight in 2002, and FlyArystan, its low-cost airline founded in 2019. The Group provides scheduled, direct and transit services, and short and long-haul air and cargo travel on domestic, regional and international routes through Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Far East, the Middle East, India and Europe. Air Astana has been awarded "Best Airline in Central Asia and CIS" eleven times in a row at the Skytrax World Airline Awards and has received a five-star rating in the leading airline category from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). The Group is listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, the Astana International Exchange and the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: AIRA).

Edited by the editorial staff, Avion Tourism Magazine

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