Air Astana has signed a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines, making it the Kazakh carrier’s seventh codeshare partner.
Travellers will now have the opportunity to book tickets of both airlines to reach Hong Kong Airlines’ destinations in China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Route | Flight No. | Departure* | Arrival* | Frequency |
Almaty (ALA) - Hong Kong (HKG) | KC929 / HX1929 | 00:35 | 08:25 | Every Tuesday and Friday |
Hong Kong (HKG) - Almaty (ALA) | KC930 / HX1930 | 09:40 | 14:55 | Every Tuesday and Friday |
*All departures and arrivals are listed in local time
Air Astana operates services to Hong Kong twice weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) with a Boeing 757 configured with 16 Business Class and 150 Economy Class seats.
The flight time from Almaty to Hong Kong is 5 hours 50 minutes. The service was launched in August 2012 and since then Air Astana has carried 74,000 passengers.
Hong Kong SAR passport holders are able to travel visa fee to Kazakhstan, as are Kazakh citizens visiting Hong Kong.
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