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. Thereturn
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
