Air Astana Launches New Services to Middle East

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Wed Sep 11, 2024

Air Astana will be launching new services from Atyrau in western Kazakhstan to Dubai on 26th October 2024, as well as from Astana to Abu Dhabi on 30th October 2024 and from Almaty to Abu Dhabi on 12th December 2024.

Each of the services will be operated twice a week using Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321LR aircraft.

These new winter season services to the Middle East will add to the existing 20 services a week from Almaty and Astana to Dubai and six services a week from Almaty and Shymkent to Saudi Arabia.

“Air Astana is delighted to further boost its presence in the Middle East, with new services to Dubai and Abu Dhabi reflecting the rapid growth in business and leisure traffic between Kazakhstan and the region. In particular, the introduction of a new Atyrau to Dubai service will contribute to wider economic development in western Kazakhstan by enhancing connectivity with important business and tourist centres in the Gulf,” said Yerbolat Baisalykov, Senior Vice-President of Revenue Management and Commercial Planning, Air Astana.

Passengers will also have the opportunity to combine visits to Abu Dhabi and Dubai on one trip, with the possibility of flying from Kazakhstan to one Emirate and returning from the other.”

The service from Atyrau to Dubai will operate twice weekly on Mondays and Saturdays, with a flight time of 4 hours; the service from Astana to Abu Dhabi twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a flight time of 5 hours 1o minutes and the service from Almaty to Abu Dhabi twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays, with a flight times of 4 hours 55 minutes.

The cost for round-trip Economy class tickets including all fees from Atyrau to Dubai starts from US$396 and from Almaty and Astana to Abu Dhabi US$375, whilst the cost for round-trip Business class tickets including all fees from Atyrau to Dubai starts from US$1236 and from Almaty and Astana to Abu Dhabi US$1535. Kazakhstan citizens can enjoy 30-day visa-free entry to the UAE.

 

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