With few, if any, direct flights to Almaty in Kazakhstan from the UK, this was all the time going to be an extended and tiring journey for any Celtic fan trying to comply with their group as they search one other Champions League marketing campaign.
Nevertheless, there are numerous routes to be discovered. Frankfurt from both Edinburgh or Glasgow is a type of routes earlier than flying direct to Almaty with a complete flight time of round ten hours.
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I travelled from Edinburgh by way of Istanbul and after a three-hour cease in Turkey, I used to be capable of leap on a direct flight straight to Almaty. The whole journey time was round 15 hours with arrival at 03:40 native time.
Almaty is a reasonably fashionable metropolis, with temperatures in the course of the day within the mid-30s. It explains why kick-off for the second leg is at 21:45 native time to make sure the warmth can have relented considerably.
The stadium capability is round 23,000 and tickets had been snapped up in simply over an hour given the enormity of this recreation for Kairat.
Only some hundred followers have made the close to 8,500 miles spherical journey from Glasgow. It’s a lengthy method to come however effectively price it if Celtic are to make it by to the Champions League correct.