Air Astana will launch the twice-weekly service to and from Heathrow airport on 12 May, which it will operate on Thursdays and Saturdays using an Airbus A321LR aircraft offering economy and business cabins.
It features a stopover in the western Kazakh city of Aktau on the Caspian Sea en route to Almaty, which is in the east of the country. A connecting domestic flight from Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, will allow passengers to join return London flights from Aktau.
Services will depart Heathrow at 6.05pm arriving in Aktau at 4.10am (+1). The onward flight from Aktau to Almaty will then depart at 5.10am arriving in Almaty at 9am.
