World Monitor Magazine Spring | Page 102

Air Astana announces 2018 Summer Schedule

Starting from March 25 , 2018 , Air Astana will switch to Summer their flight schedule , which will be effective until October 27 , 2018 .
Air Astana will increase frequencies number ( flights per week ) on the following routes :
Astana - Moscow - Astana from 9 to 12 , Astana - St . Petersburg - Astana from 7 to 9 , Astana - Omsk - Astana from 5 to 7 , Astana - London - Astana from 5 to 7 , Astana - Kiev - Astana from 5 to 7 , Astana-Beijing-Astana from 3 to 5 , Astana - Urumqi - Astana from 6 to 7 , Astana - Delhi-Astana from 3 to 4 , Astana - Tbilisi - Astana from 3 to 4 , Astana - Bishkek - Astana from 4 to 5 ,
Almaty - Moscow - Almaty from 14 to 16 , Almaty - St . Petersburg - Almaty from 7 to 10 , Almaty - Kiev - Almaty from 7 to 9 , Almaty - Beijing - Almaty from 5 to 7 , Almaty - Hong Kong - Almaty from 2 to 3 , Almaty - Bishkek - Almaty from 7 to 9 , Almaty - Baku - Almaty from 3 to 4 , Almaty - Dushanbe - Almaty from 4 to 5 Almaty - Tbilisi - Almaty from 5 to 7 ,
Since March 26 , Air Astana has launched direct Atyrau - Frankfurt flight operated twice a week . The airline also plans to start Astana - Tyumen service effective from June 2 , to be performed 3 times a week . In addition , Kazakh national carrier is going to launch Astana - Kazan route starting on June 3 to be operated once a week , but growing to 3 times a week from September .
In the summer season , Air Astana will continue to fly to 21 countries , including six CIS countries ( Russia , Azerbaijan , Tajikistan , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan ) as well as Georgia and Ukraine . Flights will be carried out to 42 cities , 30 of which are outside of Kazakhstan .
The network of flights to the CIS countries , Georgia and Ukraine includes 13 destinations : Moscow , St . Petersburg , Kazan , Omsk , Ekaterinburg , Novosibirsk , Tyumen , Baku , Bishkek , Tashkent , Dushanbe , and flights to Kiev and Tbilisi . Domestic flights cover 12 cities of Kazakhstan such as Almaty , Astana , Aktau , Atyrau , Aktobe , Uralsk , Shymkent , Kyzylorda , Oskemen , Pavlodar , Kostanay , Karaganda .
In 2018 , Air Astana offers its transit passengers the opportunity to take advantage of the wide route network thanks to the codeshare agreement Cathay Pacific signed on March 5 , as well as the advantages of the codeshare agreement with the Polish airline LOT . Currently , Air Astana has codeshare agreements with the following airlines : Lufthansa , Air France / KLM , Hong Kong Airlines , Air India , Asiana Airlines , Bangkok Airways , Etihad Airways , Turkish Airlines as well as 25 interline agreements with various airlines .
All these agreements allow Air Astana passengers to access an expanded route network through its partners , more flexible selection of flights and connections as well as tariffs to more than 400 foreign cities .
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