Astana,16th February 2026:
Air Astana has announced resumption of direct flights from Almaty to Baku and increasing the total number of flights to the capital of Azerbaijan. From 15 March 2026, flights on the Almaty-Baku-Almaty route will operate twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays. From April the frequency will increase to three times a week, and from May to four times a week: on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The new schedule provides daytime departure and arrival, which are more convenient for travel planning.
The airline is also increasing the frequency of regular flights on the Atyrau-Baku-Atyrau route to three times a week: from 18 March, flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; from April – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flight time is 3 hours 35 minutes from Almaty and 1 hour 25 minutes from Atyrau.
