10:28, 07 December 2009 | GMT +5
Karaganda-Ust Kamenogorsk and Karaganda-Kyzylorda air routes to be maintained in 2010
KARAGANDA. December 7. KAZINFORM /Valentina Yelizarova/ Socially important routes Karaganda-Ust Kamenogorsk and Karaganda-Kyzylorda will be maintained in 2010, Talgat Lastayev, Vice Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport said it at the conference on development of Karaganda oblast's infrastructure.

According to him, eight socially important routes are planned to be financed from the national budget. KZT 881 bln are envisaged for this aim including KZT 200 mln for air routes connecting Karaganda oblast with other regions.
Besides, as T. Lastayev noted, Karaganda-Zhezkazgan air route would be restored next year.