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(CPV) - Kazakhstan's national flag airline, Air Astana, has just announced its new implementation of flights to Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam. This new service is intended to be initiated in October 2012.
In detail, flights to Ho Chi Minh city will depart at Almaty International Airport, transit in Bangkok city (Thailand) and land at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Frequency of this flight is twice a week.
It has selected Vietway Aviation Company to be its official agent in Vietnam, in charge of ticket sales, promotion and market development.
This is considered the next steps to penetrate aviation markets in Asia of Astana, after its expansion on routes with additional flights from Almaty to Bangkok (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and Delhi (India) in December 2011, and direct flights to Hong Kong (China) in February this year.
The Carrier is expected that more visitors from West Asia and Middle East are able to travel to other Asian nations, particular Southeast Asia and East Asian nations such as Vietnam, Thailand, China and Malaysia.
Established in 2001, Air Astana soon develops to be a leading firm in aviation services in Kazakhstan (a transcontinental country and the largest in Central Asia, borders Russia, China, and Uzbekistan). It is now operating 50 domestic and international flights.
Earlier, Emirates Airlines opened its direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with one flight daily from June 4, creating a channel to help boost economic and culture cooperation between Vietnam and the Middle East nations./.
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