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Air Astana connects Kazakhstan’s Atyrau with Georgia’s Tbilisi
Air Astana will launch direct flights from Atyrau in Westen Kazakhstan to Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi on May 27, with the service operating three times a week on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays using Airbus family aircraft. The airline already offers scheduled flights from Atyrau to Istanbul, Dubai and Amsterdam.

Round-trip fares, inclusive of all taxes and fees, start from US$213 in Economy Class and from US$587 in Business Class.

The launch of the new route will bring the summer schedule frequency to Tbilisi up to 15 weekly flights, with departures from three cities in Kazakhstan: nine flights per week from Almaty and three weekly flights each from Astana and Atyrau.