Air Astana inks codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines

Saturday, 01 Feb, 2016 0
Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana has signed a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines allowing Air Astana customers more flight options to Hong Kong and beyond.
 
Customers can now book single itineraries using both airlines to HK Airline’s destinations in China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam.
 
"The codeshare agreement marks the strengthening of the link between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan, a route established in 2012. We are pleased to offer Hong Kong Airlines and their customers an enhanced network to Kazakhstan and our beyond network in Central Asia, Russia and Europe," sai Ibrahim Canliel, senior vice president marketing and sales, Air Astana.
 
We have seen an increasing number of visitors to Kazakhstan. With the start of the codeshare, we aim to enhance the reach to even more customers in Hong Kong Airlines’ home market and their beyond network,"
 
Air Astana operates twice weekly from Almaty to Hong Kong using two-class Boeing 757aircraft.
 
The partnership with Hong Kong Airlines becomes Air Astana’s seventh codeshare agreement.
 
Li Dianchun, chief commercial officer of Hong Kong Airlines, said: "We are delighted to start our partnership with Air Astana to extend our network further to Almaty, the trading and cultural hub of Kazakhstan. This marks our first codeshare agreement in 2016." 
 


 

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