{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/scat-airlines-goa-charter-season","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/scat-airlines-goa-charter-season.md","title":"SCAT Airlines Opens Goa Charter Season With 189 Passengers","headline":"SCAT Airlines Flies First Almaty-Goa Charter as FlyArystan Prepares Monday Start","description":"SCAT Airlines landed 189 passengers on its first Almaty-Goa charter, with FlyArystan starting Monday and about 63 Kazakhstan flights planned this season.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-10-24T19:30:56+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-24T19:30:56+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["SCAT Airlines operated its first charter flight from Almaty to Goa International Airport on Friday night with 189 passengers.","FlyArystan will begin operations Monday with 177 passengers on an Airbus 320 at Manohar International Airport.","Caper Travel will help bring in around 63 charter flights from Kazakhstan this season, with an additional flight from New Year."],"companies":[{"name":"SCAT Airlines","is_primary":true,"profile_url":null,"website":"https://www.scat.kz"},{"name":"FlyArystan","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003ae4w/flyarystan","website":"https://www.flyarystan.com"},{"name":"Caper Travel - India & The Globe","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02ly64g/caper-travel-india-the-globe","website":"https://www.capertravelindia.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"The Times of India","title":"Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines commences operations for the season","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/kazakhstans-scat-airlines-commences-operations-for-the-season/articleshow/135177042.cms"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Expansion","SCAT Airlines","FlyArystan","Caper Travel - India & The Globe"],"body_markdown":"SCAT Airlines operated its first charter flight from Almaty to Goa International Airport, Dabolim, on Friday night, carrying 189 passengers, [The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/kazakhstans-scat-airlines-commences-operations-for-the-season/articleshow/135177042.cms) reported. The arrival opened the Kazakh carrier's charter programme for Goa's international season.\n\n## SCAT's First Almaty-Goa Charter Arrives\n\nFlyArystan, another charter operator from Kazakhstan, will commence operations on Monday with 177 passengers on board an Airbus 320 touching down at Manohar International Airport. It will be followed by a Boeing 737 flight from Nur Sultan arriving at Dabolim every Tuesday. [FlyArystan](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003ae4w/flyarystan) launched regular flights from Almaty to Chongqing on September 23, operating twice weekly on Airbus A320neo aircraft, according to Trend, adding Chongqing as the airline's fourth Chinese destination after Urumqi, Yining and Xi'an.\n\n[Caper](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02ly64g/caper-travel-india-the-globe) Travel will help bring in around 63 charter flights from Kazakhstan this season with flights touching down at both airports. \"The average stay of the tourists is a minimum of seven nights and from New Year, there will be an additional flight. So from peak dates of the season, you will have four flights in total till end of March,\" said Abida Kumar, executive director of Caper Travel.\n\nTourism director Kedar Naik said direct charter connectivity plays a valuable role in bringing international travellers closer to Goa and strengthening the state's engagement with emerging tourism markets. Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said the arrival of the first SCAT Airlines charter from Kazakhstan is an encouraging development for Goa's international tourism outreach, adding that Kazakhstan and the wider central Asian region present opportunities to deepen engagement with emerging source markets.\n\n## SCAT's Earlier Route and Cargo Moves\n\nSCAT Airlines will operate direct charter flights on the Bishkek to Sanya to Bishkek route starting December 2026, allowing Kyrgyzstan passengers to reach Sanya, China, Newslinekg reported. The airline will launch flights from Shymkent to Singapore, with ticket sales open and the first flight on October 20, using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with a stopover in Sanya, China, according to Trend. In July 2026, SCAT Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing to convert a Boeing 767-300ER into a 767-300BCF freighter, making it the first Kazakh airline to operate this aircraft type, Air Cargo News reported.\n\n## What Comes Next for the Season\n\nFrom New Year, there will be an additional flight, bringing four flights in total on peak dates until the end of March, according to Abida Kumar of Caper Travel. FlyArystan's Boeing 737 service from Nur Sultan is scheduled to arrive at Dabolim every Tuesday.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}