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Feb 27, 2024 (newstodate): TIACA, The International Air Cargo Association, is planning for its first-ever association event in Central Asia.
   The event will take place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on June 19-21, 2024, under the banner of "Silk Road in the Sky – Kazakhstan Air Cargo Hub".
   A perfect choice for TIACA to open the doors to Central Asia, Kazakhstan is keen to develop its air connectivity and the country's infrastructure to become an Asia-Europe cargo hub, offering its Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk, as well as 22 airports, to European investors for management.
   Kazakhstan's two largest airports have already been transferred to private ownership – Almaty Airport to the Turkish-French company TAV managing Airport de Paris, and Astana Airport to the company Terminals, which manages Abu Dhabi Airports.
   Kazakhstan is keen to develop its air connectivity, seeing Open Skies policy as a key instrument.
   In November 2019, the Kazakh government announced Open Skies to be implemented for an initial period of three years at 11 airports in the country including Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent, Aktau, Karaganda, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Pavlodar, Kokshetau, Taraz, Petropavlovsk, and Semey.
   In 2023, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan extended by another five years the open skies' policy at 12 airports of the country until the end of 2027.
   Hopes are that lifting restrictions on foreign airlines by granting 5th Freedom Rights will attract more carriers to operate via Kazakhstan on routes to other destinations in third countries not served by Kazakh carriers.