Air Astana to Resume Nur-Sultan - Frankfurt Flights on 18 August 2020

Air Astana will resume direct flights from Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan (formerly known as Astana) to Frankfurt on Tuesday, 18 August 2020.

The airline will initially operate the route four-times per week, increasing to daily services by September.

Flights will be operated using the latest Airbus A321LR aircraft, with flight times of around 6h 20m outbound and 5h 45m on the return to Nur-Sultan.

Air Astana’s fleet of A321LR aircraft boast 16 flat-bed Business Class seats and 150 economy class seats furnished with personalized inflight entertainment screens.

The flight between Nur-Sultan and Frankfurt is operated in a codeshare partnership with Lufthansa.

In accordance with German health regulations, all passengers (except those in transit) travelling to Germany from Kazakhstan must undertake a COVID19 test at the point of departure within 48 hours of departure, or within 72 hours of entering Germany. Passengers will also be required to fill out two copies of a ‘passenger locator card’ during the flight.

Passengers arriving to Kazakhstan should familiarize themselves with government health and quarantine regulations.

Air Astana resumed domestic network in May. Services to several international destinations recommenced during June and July, with Almaty to Dubai and Atyrau to Amsterdam services being added on 17 August, together with Almaty to Kyiv on 19 August.

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