COVID19: Air Astana Makes Changes to International Flight Schedules

Air Astana has made a number of flight schedule changes that reflect the weakening demand on some routes due to the ongoing COVID19 outbreak.

Since 1 March 2020, the number of weekly services between Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) and Seoul have been reduced from two to one, whilst services between Almaty and Seoul have been reduced from five to one per week.

Since 5 March, services between Nur-Sultan and Baku have been suspended, whilst flights between Almaty and Baku have been reduced from three to one per week.

Flights between Almaty and Hong Kong have been suspended, as have all flights between Kazakhstan and the Chinese cities of Beijing and Urumqi.

Other services affected include the immediate suspension of services between Nur-Sultan and Paris until 31 May, the suspension of services between Almaty and Kuala Lumpur between 14 April and 31 May following service reductions up until those dates and the immediate suspension of scheduled services between Almaty and Mumbai.

“Safety has always been the number one priority at Air Astana, with the health and well-being of our passengers and crew on board being of utmost concern at this time. In order to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, flights to China have been cancelled, whilst flights to Azerbaijan and South Korea have been reduced,” said Islam Sekerbekov, Air Astana Sales Director.  “Cabin crew on international flights are provided with facemasks and additional attention is made to cleaning and disinfection of the aircraft cabin.”

Passengers holding tickets on the services affected may rebook on alternative dates or receive a refund without penalties, or alternatively consider re-routing using Air Astana’s interline partner airlines.

Since further cancelations and scheduled changes are still possible, passengers are advised to check with their airline and travel insurance company for the latest news and to check for any government travel advisories that may affect them.

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