Air Astana
Air Astana is the national carrier of Kazakhstan and was incorporated in late 2001. Its maiden flight was on 15th May 2002 from Almaty to Astana. Air Astana is owned by the Kazakhstan Government (51%) and BAE Systems PLC (49%).Air Astana is the...
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C May 30, 2022)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Air Astana Plans New UK and Turkey Connections
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Kazakhstan’s largest airline is switching its London route to Almaty and launching a new service to Bodrum.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C April 11, 2022)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C April 4, 2022)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C March 14, 2022)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Kazakhstan's Air Astana Restores Full Network Following Unrest
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The carrier was boosted by Almaty Airport ending emergency hours of operation.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Jan. 3)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Route Analysis: Almaty-Colombo
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Two carriers are preparing to launch new nonstop routes between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.
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Interview: Air Astana Chief Outlines Kazakhstan’s Domestic Scene
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Air Astana CEO Peter Foster outlines the dynamic domestic scene in Kazakhstan and why sixth-freedom routes might struggle to recover.
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Routes In Brief: Virgin Australia, Swiss, Volotea And More
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Virgin Australia’s domestic expansion, the addition of Beirut to Swiss’ network, and Volotea’s tender win in Sardinia are among the latest route...
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Routes in Brief: Ryanair, Swoop, Austrian Airlines and more
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Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the...
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Airline in Focus: Air Astana
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Routes profiles Air Astana, the World Routes 2021 attendee that is set to resume service between Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan and London...
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Routes in brief: Air Astana, HK Express, Icelandair and more
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Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.
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Routes in brief: Flydubai, S7 Airlines, Qatar Airways and more
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Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.
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Route Analysis: Nur-Sultan-Podgorica
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Air Astana is set to begin two routes from Kazakhstan to Montenegro’s capital in June.
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Route Analysis: Turkistan-Istanbul
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FlyArystan is to offer the first nonstop international flights from the newly opened Turkistan International Airport.
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10 exclusive CEO interviews you may have missed
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Routes spoke to a string of airline CEOs this year. Catch up on 10 of the most recent interviews.
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Routes Reconnected: FlyArystan expansion ‘breeds healthy competition’
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Rivalry between LCC FlyArystan and its full-service parent Air Astana is healthy, says CEO Peter Foster.
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Routes Reconnected: Air Astana pivots to point-to-point leisure routes
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The Kazakhstan carrier’s model is 'rapidly changing' as a result of shifting demand since the start of the pandemic.
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Airline snapshot: Air Astana
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As Air Astana takes part in Routes Reconnected, Routes takes a look at the Kazakhstan flag-carrier's current operations.