Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and codeshare partnerships
Air Astana
Air Astana launches Astana-Phuket service
Air Astana will commence direct scheduled flights from Astana to Phuket October 26.
The new service will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with return flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
The airline has an existing Almaty to Phuket service, which currently flies five times a week – this service will fly daily from October 26.
All Phuket flights will be operated by Airbus A321LR aircraft configured with 16 business class seats and 150 economy class seats.
Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines to resume direct Hong Kong-Gold Coast service
Hong Kong Airlines will restart its non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Gold Coast from January 17 next year.
Operating seasonally from January 17 to February 15, 2025, the four-times a week service will run for five weeks over the Chinese Lunar New Year period, offering approximately 6,000 seats on A330 wide-body aircraft.
From left: Japan Airlines’ Atsuyuki Agawa and Air Astana Group’s Peter Foster
Japan Airlines, Air Astana ink codeshare agreement
Japan Airlines and Air Astana have signed a codeshare agreement, allowing both airlines to place their respective codes on a new Almaty to Tokyo service scheduled to be launched in spring of 2026.
This agreement enhances connectivity between Kazakhstan and Japan for both business and leisure travellers, as well as more widely fostering greater movement of people between the two countries.
More details about routes and schedules will be announced following the integration of both airlines’ scheduling and ticketing systems.
Air Astana launches Astana-Phuket service
Air Astana will commence direct scheduled flights from Astana to Phuket October 26.
The new service will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with return flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
The airline has an existing Almaty to Phuket service, which currently flies five times a week – this service will fly daily from October 26.
All Phuket flights will be operated by Airbus A321LR aircraft configured with 16 business class seats and 150 economy class seats.
Hong Kong Airlines to resume direct Hong Kong-Gold Coast service
Hong Kong Airlines will restart its non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Gold Coast from January 17 next year.
Operating seasonally from January 17 to February 15, 2025, the four-times a week service will run for five weeks over the Chinese Lunar New Year period, offering approximately 6,000 seats on A330 wide-body aircraft.
Japan Airlines, Air Astana ink codeshare agreement
Japan Airlines and Air Astana have signed a codeshare agreement, allowing both airlines to place their respective codes on a new Almaty to Tokyo service scheduled to be launched in spring of 2026.
This agreement enhances connectivity between Kazakhstan and Japan for both business and leisure travellers, as well as more widely fostering greater movement of people between the two countries.
More details about routes and schedules will be announced following the integration of both airlines’ scheduling and ticketing systems.