AIR Astana will mount first-ever direct flights between the capitals of Kazakhstan and China when it launches twice-weekly Astana-Beijing services on August 25.
Operated every Wednesday and Saturday using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft, this will be Air Astana’s second route to mainland China, adding to existing Almaty-Beijing flights that are operated five times a week.
Meanwhile, Air Astana will also introduce twice-weekly Almaty-Hong Kong flights on August 28. To support this connection, Kazakh nationals have been granted visa-free stay in Hong Kong for up to 14 days. Reciprocally, residents of Hong Kong SAR have been granted 14-days’ visa-free entry into Kazakhstan.
Air Astana president, Peter Foster, had previously mentioned that the airline was planning to operate daily services from both Almaty and Astana to Beijing, as well as daily services from Almaty to Urumqi.
