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Jun 14, 2024 (newstodate): Kazakhstan is laying a solid groundwork to see its role in international civil aviation growing in the coming years.
   As one element, Almaty Airport has increased its capacity 50 percent with the opening of a new passenger terminal handling its first passengers on test flights by Air Astana from London and to Doha on June 1, 2024.
   After this rehearsal, full-scale operations of the 53,000 square meter terminal will commence tomorrow  on June 15.
   The new terminal is designed for the handling of 14 million passengers, expanding the airport's capacity by 50 percent.  
   The new terminal will see the handling of 15 international routes to 10 countries by Kazakh and foreign airlines, Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Committee reported.
   Behind the terminal project is the Turkish company TAV holding 85 percent of the shares in the airport since 2021 and now the operator of the airport.