NUR-SULTAN / EX ASTANA (KazInform) — Kazakhstan’s flagship carrier Air Astana signed a codeshare agreement with Russia’s S7 Airlines, the Kazakh Embassy in Moscow shared.

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“Thanks to the codeshare agreement, we may offer more opportunities to our passengers. They can fly to the capital of Kazakhstan from Novosibirsk on any day. Besides, direct flights to Nur-Sultan (ex Astana) and Almaty became available for the passengers from Saint Petersburg. We will be glad to welcome Air Astana passengers onboard of S7 Airlines flights”, Commercial Director of S7 Group Igor Veretennikov says.

“Russia is an important market for passenger transportations from Kazakhstan. We are pleased to welcome S7 Airlines passengers onboard of Air Astana planes and offer them the 4 Star services ranked by Skytrax. The launch of flights under the codeshare agreement is an important step in development of our cooperation which we plan to enhance in the future”, said Richard Ledger, Vice President Marketing & Sales of Air Astana.