SCAT offers guaranteed connecting flights via its hubs at Kazakh airports, but almost exclusively as part of its offer. For the time being, SCAT only codeshares with Azerbaijan Airlines.

When to buy tickets

The best way to buy tickets is directly from the carrier's website scat.kz, but flights can also be searched for via skyscanner.com, for example, which is useful on routes where there is competition from other airlines.

In general, it is worth buying international tickets about 2-5 months before departure.

Fare classes

There is no traditional business class on SCAT planes, just a few seats with more legroom.

You can choose from two different fare classes when you buy your flight:

• Light - carry-on baggage only, seat selection for a fee, changes and cancellations are not allowed.
• Optimum - Hand baggage and checked baggage up to 23 kg, seat selection for a fee, changes and cancellations are allowed for a fee

If you want to travel with checked-in baggage, it is always significantly cheaper to buy the more expensive "Optimum" fare straight away than to purchase baggage in the next steps to the "Light" fare.

SCAT destinations

SCAT has 4 bases from which it operates the largest number of flights.

Click on the city name for information on airports, transport and services.

• Shymkent CIT
  • domestic flights to all major Kazakh cities
  • Asia - Bangkok BKK, Seoul ICN, Shanghai PVG, Tbilisi TBS, Urumqi URC, Xi'an XIY
  • Europe - Budapest BUD, Istanbul IST, Munich MUC
  • Africa - Cairo CAI
• Almaty ALA
  • Domestic flights to all major Kazakh cities
  • Asia - Jeddah JED, Medina MED, Sanya SYX
• Astana NQZ
  • domestic flights to all major Kazakh cities
  • Europe - Belgrade BEG, Prague PRG
• Aktau SCO
  • domestic flights within Kazakhstan
  • Asia - Tbilisi TBS