Air Astana takes delivery of eighth Airbus A321LR

Air Astana has taken delivery of its eighth Airbus A321LR, with the latest aircraft arriving in Almaty in early May. The aircraft is on an operating lease from Air Lease Corporation and will be joined by two more of the type later this year.

Air Astana’s Airbus A321LR aircraft feature a two-class cabin layout, with 16 seats in business class and 150 in economy class. All seats are equipped with individual IFE screens.

Airbus A321LR aircraft are operated on Air Astana’s international network, with destinations currently including Antalya (Turkey), Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Phuket (Thailand), Podgorica (Montenegro), Seoul and Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt). The aircraft will also soon be operated on the new service to Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete.

The Air Astana Group now operates a fleet of 37 aircraft, including 29 Airbus, three Boeing and five Embraer family aircraft. The average age of the Air Astana fleet is 4.9 years.