Air Astana

Routes profiles Air Astana, the World Routes 2021 attendee that is set to resume service between Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan and London Heathrow later this month.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

Air Astana is set to begin two routes from Kazakhstan to Montenegro’s capital in June.

FlyArystan is to offer the first nonstop international flights from the newly opened Turkistan International Airport.

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Rivalry between LCC FlyArystan and its full-service parent Air Astana is healthy, says CEO Peter Foster.

The Kazakhstan carrier’s model is 'rapidly changing' as a result of shifting demand since the start of the pandemic.

As Air Astana takes part in Routes Reconnected, Routes takes a look at the Kazakhstan flag-carrier's current operations.

Routes Reconnected will see the globe’s leading airlines, airports and tourism organisations come together to rebuild the world’s air services.

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is growing its route network with the addition of Male in the Maldives.

Flights from Almaty to Tashkent and Bishkek are being added back to the Kazakhstan-based carrier's network.

Chief executives from some of the world’s leading airlines will be in attendance at Routes Reconnected to discuss the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their business models and how they intend to rebuild passenger demand.

Kazakhstan’s flag-carrier is expanding its European network with an additional route to Germany.

With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in parts of the world, airlines are gradually rebuilding their networks. Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at new services from Loganair, Eastern Airlines and Air Astana.

LCC FlyArystan is to open a base at Karaganda and begin eight new routes from Kazakhstan’s fourth most populous city.

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Low-cost carrier FlyArystan is preparing to open its first international routes over the coming months, as well as adding a string of new domestic services. The planned expansion comes at the same time as Kazakhstan’s aviation regulator has enlisted the UK Civil Aviation Authority to help the country attract more transit connections and expand its international network.

Air Astana's new budget carrier FlyArystan aims to stimulate the low-cost market in Kazakhstan and expects airports to be "champing at the bit" to start conversations.

Routes Silk Road will bring together key decision makers from the region’s airlines, airports and tourism authorities for face-to-face meetings, networking opportunities and the Routes conference programme.

This week: RwandAir to begin direct flights to Tel Aviv; Air Astana set for Egypt routes; and Turkish Airlines to resume Osaka.

The fifth and final part of our focus on ‘the Stans’, the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, looks at the aviation market in Kazakhstan as the country’s capital city gears up to host Routes Silk Road 2019.

This week: Air Astana’s new low-fare unit FlyArystan set to expand its network; Lucky Air to serve second point in Russia; and Air Italy to resume service to the Maldives.