This
follows the start of
services to Hong
Kong in August 2012 and increases of frequency
to several Asian destinations in recent months. Air
Astanacurrently operates services to Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Hong
Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. Fares from Almaty to Ho Chi Minh
City start from US$590 including governmental taxes,
airport fees and charges.
The
flight to Ho Chi Minh City will be operated via Bangkok,
with a total flight
time of nine hours. The return flight from Ho
Chi Minh City to Almaty will be operated non-stop and take only
seven hours. Flights will initially be operated on Wednesdays and
Fridays using a Boeing 757 configured in a 16 business class / 150
economy class layout.
Air
Astana offers flights
from Almaty to nine domestic destinations
including the capital Astana and Atyrau on the Caspian Sea, as well
as regional services to cities including Baku (Azerbaijan), Dushanbe
(Tajikistan), Moscow, Kazan, and St Petersburg (Russia), Tashkent
(Uzbekistan), and Tbilisi (Georgia).
“Air
Astana continues to grow in strength and reputation as Central
Asia's leading carrier, with the development of our Asian network
being a very high priority. I’m delighted that Ho Chi Minh
City is destined to become our next exciting destination from
the region and confident that with its range of attractions, it will
prove popular with tourists from Kazakhstan and neighboring
countries,” said Peter Foster, President of Air Astana.
