Astana, 1st April 2026:
New services from Almaty to Shanghai and Astana to Guangzhou
Air Astana has launched its summer schedule, which runs through until 24th October 2026. During this period, flight frequencies to existing destinations have been increased, seasonal routes resumed and new destinations inaugurated.
The new Almaty to Shanghai service was launched on 29th March 2026 , which initially operates three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. A further new China service between Astana and Guangzhou, will commence on 2nd June 2026, with twice weekly flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. New services between Astana and Larnaca (Cyprus) will launch on 2nd June 2026 and from Almaty to Larnaca from 4th June 2026. All services will be operated with Airbus A321LR aircraft.
Gradual increases in flights from Astana and Almaty to Beijing, Istanbul and Antalya (Turkey) are expected during the Summer Schedule period and flights from Astana to Frankfurt will operate daily starting in May. The number of flights from Almaty to Urumqi (China), Tbilisi (Georgia) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan) are also expected to increase.
Seasonal flights are resuming from Almaty to Nha Trang & Da Nang (Vietnam), Batumi (Georgia), Podgorica (Montenegro) and Bodrum (Turkey), as well as from Astana to Nha Trang & Da Nang, Podgorica, Tbilisi, Bodrum and Tashkent and from Atyrau to Tbilisi. Seasonal flights from Almaty to Male (Maldives) have been extended until the end of May.
