Air Astana adds Almaty to Tokyo
Also resumes route to Bangkok, Cathay Pacific links Hong Kong and Almaty
Air Astana adds Almaty to Tokyo
Also resumes route to Bangkok, Cathay Pacific links Hong Kong and Almaty
October 14th, 2026. Air Astana has lined up a new route linking Almaty with Tokyo. The service will launch on November 30th and operate twice a week, departing on Mondays and Thursdays.
Flight number KC171 will depart from Almaty International Airport at 21:55 and touch down at Tokyo Narita International Airport at 09:25 the next morning. The return trip, flight number KC172, will leave Tokyo at 10:55 on Tuesdays and Fridays and arrive back in Almaty at 16:20.
An Airbus A321 Neo LR will serve the route, and the travel time will be seven hours and thirty minutes for the outbound flight and almost two hours longer for the return.
Astana to Bangkok
The airline will also resume its service between Astana and Bangkok starting from December 11th. The flight will operate twice a week, departing on Tuesdays and Fridays, but with slightly different time slots.
On Tuesdays flight number KC8111 will take off from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, Astana at 21:25 and arrive at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 07:10 the following morning. The return leg, flight number KC8112, will leave Bangkok at 08:15 and arrive back in Astana at 14:45. The Friday flight will leave Astana twenty minutes earlier, at 21:05, and will leave Bangkok on Saturdays at 08:05.
The outbound journey will take seven hours and fifty minutes to complete, and the return will be about forty minutes longer. This route will also be served by an Airbus A321 Neo LR.
Hong Kong to Almaty
Starting on January 9th, Cathay Pacific will launch a new route connecting Hong Kong with Almaty. This flight will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number CX681 will depart from Hong Kong International Airport at 16:25 and will arrive in Almaty at 20:30. The return journey, flight number CX680, will leave Almaty at 21:50 and land back in Hong Kong at 07:00 the following morning.
An Airbus A330-300 will operate this route, and the flight duration will be seven hours and five minutes for the outbound journey, and about one hour less for the return.
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