According to a statement from SCAT Airlines, the flight will operate via Sanya, China. The flight from Shymkent to Sanya will take 6.5 hours and will be operated with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Passengers will have a layover of approximately two hours in Sanya before continuing to Singapore on a flight of approximately three hours.
SCAT Airlines added that meal service will be provided on both flights and that passengers will not need to go through Chinese passport control during their transfer in Sanya.
