Flights delayed at Almaty International Airport

Snowfall and fog cause flight delays at Almaty Airport, affecting departures and arrivals on January 8. Weather warnings issued nationwide.

Several flights have been delayed for several hours due to snowfall at the Almaty International Airport.

Airport’s press service reported that a number of outbound flights experienced delays due to inclement weather on January 8, including snowfall and fog.

According to the airport online flight board, there are delays for departures from Almaty to Shymkent, Astana, Aktau, Atyrau, and Novosibirsk, as well as arrivals from Astana, Shymkent, Aktau, and Kyzylorda.

Kazhydromet has issued a weather warning for 14 regions of Kazakhstan as well as the cities of Astana and Almaty for Wednesday, January 8.

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