Air Astana just introduced its winter schedule, with the season marked by the launch of a large number of new international services to the Middle East, Asia and Central Asia.

New international services include the launch of  a direct flight between Atyrau and Dubai, operating twice a week, as well as the increase in the number of flights from Almaty to Dubai to eleven times a week and from Astana to Dubai to nine times a week. 

In addition,  Air Astana will start operating flights from Astana to Abu Dhabi twice a week at the end of October, as  well as from Almaty to Abu Dhabi twice a week starting in December.

Air Astana is also expanding its network of services to Saudi Arabia at the end of October, with flights from Almaty to Medina twice a week in addition to existing twice a week services to Jeddah. A new once a week service from Shyment to Jeddah is already being operated, with a further once a week service from Shymkent to Medina to be added later in the season.

New in Asia 

Turning to Asia, a new service from Astana to Phuket will operate three times a week, complementing the current eleven weekly flights from Almaty to Phuket, as well as daily flights from Almaty to Bangkok.

Also being launched during the winter schedule is a service from Almaty to Phu Quoc in Vietnam, with five frequencies a week. Air Astana has also resumed seasonal flights to the Maldives, with services up to five times a week.

In the China market, Air Astana will resume flights from Astana to Urumqi twice a week and will continue to operate flights from Almaty to Urumqi four times a week, as well as from Almaty to Beijing five times a week and from Astana to Beijing twice a week.

In the Korean market, Air Astana will increase the number of flights between Astana and Seoul to three times a week, together  with the existing five weekly flights from Almaty to Seoul.

Europe and other markets 

In Europe, Air Astana will continue to operate flights from Astana to Frankfurt five times a week and non-stop flight from Almaty to London route twice a week. Flights from Amsterdam to Atyrau Western Kazakhstan continue to operate all year round.

In other markets, Air Astana will operate flights from Almaty to Delhi nine times a week, from Almaty to Tashkent eleven flights a week, as well as daily flights from Almaty to Bishkek, four times a week to Tbilisi and two flights a week from Almaty to both  Baku and Dushanbe.