OREANDA-NEWS. July 31, 2012. Air Astana launches a new scheduled service from Astana to Omsk, Russia. Flights to this major Siberian industrial and transportation centre will be operated by Fokker-50 twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays, reported the press-centre of Air Astana.

Two additional weekly frequencies operated by Embraer 190 on Thursdays and Sundays will commence from 1st September 2012. The flight duration from Astana to Omsk served on F-50 is 1hour 35 minutes and on E-190 is 50 minutes. Passengers travelling to Air Astana domestic destinations will be offered convenient connections to Almaty, Atyrau, Aktau, Aktobe, Shymkent, Uralsk and Kzylorda; while international passengers will be provided with convenient connections to such destinations as Istanbul, Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi. 

“Omsk becomes Air Astana’s seventh destination in Russia, with existing services already operating to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Samara, Kazan and Yekaterinburg.  This new service will significantly boost business, cultural, educational and tourism links between the two cities and provide convenient onward connections to Air Astana’s growing number of domestic and international destinations served out of Astana and Almaty. Passengers on the new service will enjoy Air Astana’s Skytrax 4 star award winning service, with frequent fliers also benefiting from membership of the Nomad Club,” says Dmitriy Kaparulin, Regional General Manager, Russia and CIS.

The cost of an economy return ticket from Omsk to Astana starts at 176 USD, including all airport taxes. The cost of an economy return ticket from Astana to Omsk starts at 178 USD including airport taxes.

Tickets can be booked and purchased on www.airastana.com  or via our Call Centre  at +7 (727) 244 44 77 or Air Astana Ticket Offices in Kazakhstan and in any agency in Omsk city.

Air Astana currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft comprising two Boeing 767-300, five Boeing 757-200, ten Airbus A321/A320/A319, four Embraer E-190 and three Fokker 50. The airline serves 22 domestic and 36 international destinations.