Air Astana will launch direct flights from Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan to New Delhi, the capital of India from July 2.

The service will be operated three times a week using Airbus A320 and Embraer 190 aircraft. Air Astana continues to operate daily flights between Almaty and New Delhi, with the service having been inaugurated on 4th September 2004.

The Kazakhstan award-winning carrier offers travellers from New Delhi a wide range of convenient flight connections in Astana, with services to international destinations including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Kiev, Baku and Tbilisi as well as to many cities across Kazakhstan. Together with other Air Astana international passengers travelling through Astana between June 1 and September 10, those using the new services to and from New Delhi will be entitled to free admission tickets for Expo 2017 Astana - Future Energy.

On Mondays and Thursdays, the flight (KC 241) will depart Astana at 07.20 and arrive in New Delhi  at 10:55, with the return flight (КС 242)  departing New Delhi at 12.00  and arriving in Astana at 17.00 local time.  On Sundays, flight (KC 249) flight will depart Astana at 20.35 and arrive in New Delhi at 00.10 (+1), with the return flight (КС 250) departing New Delhi at 01.10 and arriving in Astana at 06.10 local time.

Economy class return fares start at $316 including tax, with Business Class return fares starting at $1,873 including all taxes. Tickets can be purchased at Air Astana ticketing offices, as well as on the company’s website airastana.com or via the 24/7 Call Centre +7 (727) 2444477.

Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, operates flights to over 60 domestic and international routes. The company was incorporated in late 2001 and commenced operations on May 15, 2002. The Air Astana fleet consists of Boeing 767, 757, Airbus A319, A320, A320neo, A321 and Embraer 190 aircraft. Air Astana became the first carrier from Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (the CIS) and Eastern Europe to be awarded the prestigious four-star rating by Skytrax at its World Airline Awards 2012 and was also named ‘The Best Airline in Central Asia and India’ that year. Both achievements were repeated in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. - TradeArabia News Service