Air Astana is set to expand its China network with the launch of a new service from Almaty to Guangzhou on 30th March 2025.

Flights to Guangzhou will be operated using Airbus A321LR aircraft three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with departure from Almaty at 20.50 and arrival in Guangzhou at 05.45 the next day. The return flight will depart Guangzhou at 06.50 and arrive in Almaty at 10.20. All times local.

“China has always been a strategically important market for Air Astana, with strong business and leisure traffic growth since the first service was launched between Astana and Beijing more than 20 years ago,” says Peter Foster, Chief Executive of Air Astana. “The launch of the new service to Guangzhou represents a very significant step in expanding Air Astana’s China network.”

Guangzhou is the largest industrial centre in China, a global leader in the textile industry and an important economic and cultural hub with a history spanning more than 2,000 years. The city is located 120 km northwest of Hong Kong.

Air Astana currently operates seven weekly flights to Beijing from Almaty and Astana and four weekly flights to Urumqi from Almaty. Kazakhstan citizens can travel in China for up to 30 days without a visa.

The national carrier of Kazakhstan currently operates seven weekly flights to Beijing from Almaty and Astana and four weekly flights to Urumqi from Almaty.

Air Astana Group is the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size. The Group operates a fleet of 57 aircraft split between Air Astana, its full-service airline that operated its inaugural flight in 2002, and FlyArystan, its low-cost airline established in 2019.

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