Air Astana launching flights to Phuket
Air Astana continues to expand its international network, announcing the launch of new, twice weekly direct flights from Almaty to the Thai island of Phuket.
The route begins on 31st October 2021.
It comes as Thailand is expected to expand access next month for fully-vaccinated travellers.
Additionally, Air Astana flights to Dubai are being boosted to a total of 10 flights a week, including three flights a week from Almaty starting on 23 October 2021.
Daily flights from Nur-Sultan to Dubai start from 1 November 2021.
Earlier in October, Air Astana resumed its services to St Petersburg with a weekly flight from Nur-Sultan and has increased services to Moscow with daily flights from Almaty and five flights per week from Nur-Sultan.
The airline also increased the frequency of flights to Istanbul to three services a week from Nur-Sultan and five services a week from Almaty.

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