2015–2018 Qazaq Air was founded in April 2015 by the sovereign wealth fund
Samruk-Kazyna. The airline was launched on 6 July 2015. It commenced operations on 27 August 2015 on the Almaty to Nur-Sultan route. Qazaq Air served 15 destinations by the end of 2017. It launched its first international route, from Almaty to
Issyk-Kul International Airport in Kyrgyzstan, in July 2017. In June 2018, China Express Airlines (Huaxia Airlines) expressed its readiness to take part in the privatization of Qazaq Air. The carriers signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of their strategic cooperation.
2019–present Based on the results of the first half of 2019, the airline reported that it had transported more than 920,000 passengers since the beginning of its operations. Despite the pandemic and the ban on flights announced in March 2020, Qazaq Air completed the process of relocating its main hub to the capital of the country, Nur-Sultan. It also opened its own website, introduced a new booking and sales system, and launched an electronic ticketing service. These changes resulted in a 14% increase in the number of passengers carried compared to the same period in 2019. In autumn 2020, the IQ Bonus loyalty program for frequent flyers was launched. 278,000 passengers were transported in the 1st half of 2021, an increase of 88% from the same period in 2020. In 2024, it was announced that the carrier will be acquired by the
Vietnamese-based Sovico Group - the co-founder and owner of
VietJet Air, with proposal to establish a fleet of 20
Boeing 737 MAX or
Airbus A320 family narrowbody jetliners. ==Destinations==