Air Astana extends Middle East flight suspensions through March 10

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Kazakhstani flagship carrier Air Astana announced extension of cancellation scheduled flights to Dubai, Jeddah, Medina and Doha up to March 10 inclusive. The ticket sales for these routes are suspended until March 17.

«Passengers may rebook their tickets free of charge until April 30 inclusive, or request a refund until March 11 inclusive,» the company said in a statement.

According to the Foreign Ministry, more than 9,000 Kazakh citizens remain in Middle Eastern countries affected by the conflict involving Iran, the U.S. and Israel

On March 4, the committee reported that four flights carried 946 Kazakh nationals back to Kazakhstan.