Air Astana Recommences International Flights

Air Astana will resume international services from Almaty and Nur-Sultan to destinations in Georgia, South Korea, and Turkey from later this month.

The Kazakhstan national carrier will commence flights from Almaty to Antalya and Nur-Sultan to Istanbul on June 20; Almaty to Istanbul and Nur-Sultan to Antalya on June 21; Atyrau to Istanbul on June 23; and Almaty to Seoul – to which it continues to operate repatriation flights in June – and to Tiblisi on July 1.

In addition, Air Astana will launch a completely new service from Almaty to Batumi on the Black Sea coast of Georgia on July 3. These international flights will be mainly operated by the airline’s Airbus A320/A321 and Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.

Air Astana resumed flights between Almaty and the capital Nur-Sultan on May 1 and expanded the domestic network to include regional centres across Kazakhstan in mid-May.

READ: We Experience Air Astana Hospitality Between Almaty & Hong Kong

Passengers arriving from Georgia and South Korea will undergo thermal checks and will need to complete a health questionnaire upon arrival in Kazakhstan. Passengers arriving from Turkey will undergo thermal checks, will need to complete a health questionnaire, and receive a Covid-19 test within 48 hours of arrival, if not presented immediately.

Members of state delegations from Kazakhstan, members of official delegations of foreign states and international organizations arriving in Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, and missions of international organizations accredited to Kazakhstan, members of their families and airline crews are all excluded from such requirements.

A Skytrax four-star airline, award-winning Air Astana operates domestic and international flights from hubs in Astana and Almaty using a fleet of Boeing 767/757, Airbus A320neos, and A321neo, and Embraer E190 / E190-E2 aircraft.

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