Air Astana to Launch Flights to Batumi, Bodrum, Heraklion and Podgorica

Dark/Light Mode (04/05/23)  Air Astana has unveiled plans to resume summer season flights to popular lifestyle destinations in Greece (Heraklion on the island of Crete), Türkiye (Bodrum), Montenegro (Podgorica) and Georgia (Batumi) in early June.

Flights to Heraklion, Bodrum and Podgorica will be operated using A321LR aircraft (pictured below), while flights to Batumi will be operated with A320s.

The airline will launch four flights per week between Almaty and Heraklion on 1 June with a flight time of 6h50m outbound and 5h50m inbound.

Flights from Almaty to Bodrum will start on 2 June will be operated thrice weekly with a flight time of 6h outbound and 5h30 inbound.

Air Astana Airbus A321LR

Thrice weekly flights from Almaty to Podgorica will take off on 3 June, followed by the resumption of flights between Astana and Podgorica on 7 June, with the same weekly frequency. The outbound flight time from Almaty is 6h55m and 5h55 inbound, whilst the flight time from Astana is 6h25m outbound and 5h35m inbound.

Five flights per week between Almaty and Batumi will commence on 6 June, with a flight time of 4h50m outbound and 3h50m inbound.

With early June marking the start of the busy summer season, Air Astana recommends that passengers arrive at the airport at least two hours before departure.

The airline also encourages travellers to use the online check-in and self-service desks in order to avoid queues at the airport. Online check-in opens 36 hours in advance of the flight and closes an hour before scheduled departure.

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