Lufthansa cancels flights to Kazakhstan’s Almaty

6 Jan 2022 • 4:57 PM MYT
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Lufthansa is the latest airline to declare it would not stop at Almaty's airport — Reuters pic

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BERLIN, Jan 6 — German airline Lufthansa today said it was no longer offering regular flights to Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, as the Central Asian country faces its worst unrest in over a decade.

“Due to further developments, Lufthansa has now decided not to offer any more regular flights to Almaty until further notice,” a spokesperson for the company told Reuters.

Almaty’s airport was reportedly overrun by anti-government protesters yesterday, forcing flights to be canceled, before it was later retaken by government security forces. — Reuters