HCMC is latest Air Astana destination
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has launched a new service from Almaty to Ho Chi Minh City.
This follows the start of services to Hong Kong in August 2012 and increases in frequency to several Asian destinations in recent months.
The flight to Vietnam will be operated via Bangkok, with a total flight time of nine hours. The return flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Almaty will be operated non-stop and take seven hours.
Flights will initially be operated on Wednesdays and Fridays using a Boeing 757 configured in a 16 business class / 150 economy class layout.
"The development of our Asian network is a very high priority," said Peter Foster, president of Air Astana.
Air Astana, a joint venture between Kazakhstan’s national wealth fund Samruk Kazyna and BAE Systems, currently operates services to Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul with an all-western fleet.
Ian Jarrett
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