UAE national airline Etihad Airways opens air service with Astana

From May 7 this year, the UAE's national airline Etihad Airways opens a permanent air service between the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi and the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. A non-stop flight between the two capitals is planned to be carried out once a week. Flight EY294 will depart from Abu Dhabi on Thursdays at 10.05 local time and arrive in Astana at 16.35 local time on the same day. The return flight will depart from Astana at 17.35 on the same Thursday, landing at Abu Dhabi already at 20.25 on the emirate time of the same day.

The new route will be serviced by two Airbus A319 airliners, designed for 90 economy-class seats and 20 business-class seats. Astana will become the 52nd Etihad Airways destination in the world, as well as the second city of Kazakhstan, connected with the Emirates by direct air communication of this airline. In December last year, Etihad Airways began flying to the largest city in Kazakhstan - Almaty. In order to open a connection with Astana, Etihad Airways removed one of four weekly flights to Almaty, where the airline’s planes will now depart only three times a week.