Rustam Minnikhanov and specialists of XYBASE company discuss development of the international airport “Kazan”
17 April 2013, Wednesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and specialists of XYBASE company (Malaysia) discussed development of the international airport “Kazan”.
Director General of the international airport “Kazan” Aleksei Starostin said that passenger traffic would considerably increase during summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan. Today average daily passenger traffic makes 4,7 thousand people, and it can increase up to 10 thousand people during the Games.
Some shortcomings were found during the inspection carried out with XYBASE specialists. In particular, baggage treatment, personnel qualifications, customs zone, etc.
XYBASE President Suhaimee Abu Hassan presented solutions that will favour development of the airport, such as simplification of document processing, professional development of all staff, increase in number of ground equipment, improvement of baggage treatment process, modernization of information technologies.
Rustam Minnikhanov charged Aide to Tatarstan President Airat Nurutdinov and Director General of the international airport “Kazan” Aleksei Starostin to consider company’s offers in details.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.