Next month, Air Astana launches new services from Atyrau and Astana to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The Atyrau to Dubai route kicks off on 26 October 2024, while the Astana to Abu Dhabi takes flight on 30 October 2024. 

A second route to Abu Dhabi, this one taking off from Almaty, is slated for 12 December 2024. Each of the services will be operated twice a week using Airbus A321neo and Airbus A321LR aircraft.

These new winter services to the Middle East expands the airline’s flights to the region. Currently, Air Astana offers 20 services a week from Almaty and Astana to Dubai and six services a week from Almaty and Shymkent to Saudi Arabia.

Expansion helps economic growth

Airline senior vice-president for revenue management and commercial planning Yerbolat Baisalykov said: “Air Astana is delighted to further boost its presence in the Middle East, with new services to Dubai and Abu Dhabi reflecting the rapid growth in business and leisure traffic between Kazakhstan and the region. In particular, the introduction of a new Atyrau to Dubai service will contribute to wider economic development in western Kazakhstan by enhancing connectivity with important business and tourist centres in the Gulf.”

Baisalkov added that passengers now have the opportunity to combine visits to Abu Dhabi and Dubai on one trip, with the possibility of flying from Kazakhstan to one Emirate and returning from the other.

The service from Atyrau to Dubai will operate twice weekly on Mondays and Saturdays, with a flight time of 4 hours; the service from Astana to Abu Dhabi twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a flight time of 5 hours 1o minutes and the service from Almaty to Abu Dhabi twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays, with a flight times of 4 hours 55 minutes.