Air Astana extends pan-Asia-Europe connections
Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana is aiming to boost its connecting traffic between Asia and Eastern Europe by up to 24,000 passengers by the end of 2017, following the opening of a new Almaty-Teheran route earlier this month. Air Astana said it was particularly looking to boost connecting traffic from Almaty through to China, with up to 60% of the passengers taking the connecting services through from Teheran onward to Beijing, China. An Air Astana official said the airline also offers significant connectivity to other Asian destinations, such as Urumqi and potentially Ulan Batur, Mongolia, following the ASEAN Summit in Laos in July 2016. The airline also plans for transit traffic element to make up a majority of the numbers on other routes throughout the Central Asian Republics. <br/>
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Air Astana extends pan-Asia-Europe connections
Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana is aiming to boost its connecting traffic between Asia and Eastern Europe by up to 24,000 passengers by the end of 2017, following the opening of a new Almaty-Teheran route earlier this month. Air Astana said it was particularly looking to boost connecting traffic from Almaty through to China, with up to 60% of the passengers taking the connecting services through from Teheran onward to Beijing, China. An Air Astana official said the airline also offers significant connectivity to other Asian destinations, such as Urumqi and potentially Ulan Batur, Mongolia, following the ASEAN Summit in Laos in July 2016. The airline also plans for transit traffic element to make up a majority of the numbers on other routes throughout the Central Asian Republics. <br/>
