Air Astana, is a famous airline of Kazakhstan, is the standard carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based in Almaty. Originally conceived as a purely domestic airline, BAE Systems agreed in mid-2001 to participate in the seasoned start-up at the request of Kazakhstan's head of state. Air Astana has built on its geographical power by expanding its network to cover all key cities of the region with short haul flights.
The fleet
Air Astana has codeshare dealings with Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Air India, Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines. The airline's fleet involves a mix of Airbus, Boeing and Embraer planes configured with a mix of one-cabin (Economy Class) and two-cabin (Business Class ).
It flies scheduled domestic and international flights services on 63 routes from its principal hub, Almaty International Airport, and from its 2 secondary hubs, Astana International Airport and Atyrau Airport.
Destinations
Major Airports served by Air Astana are as follows: Almaty International airport, Astana airport, Ataturk International airport, Abu Dhabi International airport, Oskemen airport, Suvarnabhumi International airport, Shymkent International airport, Indira Gandhi International airport, Dushanbe International airport, Frankfurt International airport, Heydar Aliyev International airport, Karaganda International airport, Incheon International airport, etc.
Business Class
Air Astana offers with excellent in-flight comforts to passengers & bound to quality services. Passengers of Business class are offered ergonomically designed seats with reasonable seat pitches. Mouthwatering dishes, as well as a wide range of fine wine and alcoholic drinks, are also served to passengers. Flying on business class seats of Air Astana is a compelling and great deal for passengers.
Onboard Facilities
In-Flight Entertainment, the team, continuously strive to create innovative menus that bring destinations from across our wide network to all our passengers in-flight. During boarding every moment of your flight with the in-seat, in-flight entertainment on their brand new Boeing 767 fleet. The modern touch-screen display is easier and can be operated by any person.
Online booking and Check In
The maximum check-in single baggage weight for baggage on Air Astana flights is 32 kg/70 pounds. Flyers arriving at the airport with baggage weighing over 32 kg shall be advised to repack or redistribute the weight into other baggage.
Web check-in is a convenient option for all flights of Air Astana. Online check-in can be done as early as 24 hours before and up to 60 minutes before listed departure time (up to 3 hours for flights departing from Dushanbe and Kazan). News concerning flight status, arrival and departure can be obtained online. Online flight booking facility is ready for all types of seats of Air Astana.