ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 31. Air Astana has
transitioned to its summer flight schedule running from March 29
through October 24, with an expected increase in flights to a
number of destinations, Trend reports via the company.
Throughout this timeframe, the airline is ramping up frequencies
on current routes, reinstating seasonal operations, and introducing
new flight options.
“A gradual increase in frequencies is expected from Astana and
Almaty to Beijing, Istanbul, and Antalya, while flights from Astana
to Frankfurt will become daily starting in May. Additional flights
are also planned from Almaty to Urumqi, Tbilisi, and Tashkent,” the
company said.
On March 29, the airline operated the first flight on the new
Almaty–Shanghai route, which runs three times a week on an Airbus
A321LR. Starting June 2, new routes from Astana to Guangzhou will
be launched with twice-weekly flights, alongside services from
Astana to Larnaca (Cyprus) and from Almaty to Larnaca starting June
4, all operated on Airbus A321LR aircraft.
Seasonal flights are also being resumed from Almaty to Nha
Trang/Danang (Vietnam), Batumi, Podgorica (Montenegro), and Bodrum,
as well as from Astana to Nha Trang/Danang, Podgorica, Tbilisi,
Bodrum, and Tashkent, and from Atyrau to Tbilisi. In addition,
seasonal flights from Almaty to Male (Maldives) have been extended
until the end of May.
In this account, Kazakh nationals enjoy the advantage of
visa-free access to various destinations such as the Maldives,
Türkiye, China, Vietnam, Georgia, and Uzbekistan.
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