Air Astana Launches Astana - Bangkok Flights

Air Astana has launched direct flights between the intriguing city of Astana in Kazakhstan and the colourful city of Bangkok in Thailand.

The service will initially operate twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays and is additional to the existing daily direct service between Almaty and Bangkok.

The Astana - Bangkok route is being operated with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft configured in a two-class configuration with with 30 Business Class seats and 193 Economy class seats.

The service from Almaty to Bangkok was first launched in 2003 and since then 430,000 passengers have flown on the route.

The new service marks another significant step in developing the network of international services connecting Astana, the young and vibrant capital of Kazakhstan with the capital of Thailand and onwards to destinations including Baku, Beijing, Bishkek, London, Omsk, St Petersburg and Tashkent, which have been introduced since 2012.

“With business and leisure traffic between Kazakhstan and Thailand continuing to grow strongly, we are delighted to launch this new service between the two capital cities,” said Peter Foster, President of Air Astana. “Passengers flying on the route can enjoy Skytrax award winning service on board our new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft."

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