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The national airline of Kazakhstan is boosting flights to the UAE with new routes

launching to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Air Astana will fly twice weekly from Atyrau in the

west of the country to Dubai, from October 26. From October 30, the airline will begin

twice-weekly services from Astana, Kazakhstan's capital, to Abu Dhabi, and from

December 12, it will add another route connecting Almaty with the capital of the UAE.

The Atyrau to Dubai service will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Saturdays, with a

flight duration of four hours and economy fares starting from $396.

From Astana to Abu Dhabi, flights will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays and from

Almaty to the UAE capital, flights are set to operate on Thursdays and Sundays. Both

routes have a flying time of about five hours, and economy fares start from $375.

The new routes strengthen the airline's existing connections to the Middle East, which

include 20 weekly flights between Almaty and Astana to Dubai, plus six services from

Almaty and Shymkent to destinations in Saudi Arabia.

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