Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s Skytrax award-winning flag carrier, will re-launch services between Astana and Dubai from October 25, 2015 . The non-stop flight will be operated four times a week  on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays using an Airbus A320.  The service to Dubai offers greater convenience to passengers located in the capital, Astana, as well as from cities including Kostanay, Pavlodar and Ust-Kamenogorsk. Additionally, timely connections will be offered to international transit passengers travelling from Urumqi (China), Omsk (Russia) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

“Air Astana is fully committed to expanding the route network from Astana, with the re-launch to Dubai following the recent introduction of new services from the capital to Paris, Seoul and Tbilisi,” says airline president Peter Foster. “With Kazakhstan and UAE enjoying strengthening links in business, finance, tourism and culture, I’m confident that the new service will be extremely popular with passengers travelling between Astana and Dubai.”

Air Astana commenced regular flight operations in 2002 and currently operates a network of over 60 international and domestic routes from hubs in Almaty and Astana using a fleet of 30 aircraft including three Boeing 767-300ER,  five Boeing 757-200, thirteen Airbus A320 family aircraft and nine Embraer E-190. In 2012 Air Astana became the first carrier from Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (the CIS) and Eastern Europe to be awarded the prestigious 4-Star rating by Skytrax and was named The Best Airline in Central Asia and India from 2012 until this year.

The minimum cost of a round trip economy class ticket from Astana to Dubai, including all fees, is US$468 and a business class ticket is US$2,107 during low season and US$2,667 during high season. www.airastana.com