RUSSIA: S7 Airlines To Commence Flights To Omsk From Saint Petersburg

S7 Airlines, a member of the global airline alliance oneworld®, will launch a new flight route between Saint Petersburg and Omsk from 3 July 2018. Air tickets for this new flight are already on sale.

S7 Airline flights are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The flight from Pulkovo Airport leaves at 20:35 and lands in Omsk at 03:05 local time the next day. The return flight departs at 04:05 and arrives in Saint Petersburg at 05:10. The flights will operate on modern Airbus A319 aircraft.

We’ve noticed increased demand for flights between these two cities. The new flight route will appeal to passengers from Omsk who enjoy city breaks and excursions and plan to spend a few days of their summer vacation in Saint Petersburg.

The comfort and convenience of the new flight will be much appreciated by Saint Petersburg residents who need to take part in negotiations with business partners or visit relatives and friends in Omsk notes Igor Veretennikov, Commercial Director of the S7 group of companies.

Omsk is the second most populated city in Siberia and is an important center for refining crude oil and the chemical industry.

Flight time from St. Petersburg to Omsk is a little over three hours.

S7 Priority members will be able to receive from 800 frequent flyer miles per flight. Accumulated S7 Priority miles can be used to buy premium airline tickets, as well as additional services purchased on the web site s7.ru and at departure airports.

Air tickets can be purchased at s7.ru, through the iPhone app or the Android app, and at any S7 sales office. You can also learn accurate flight information, book and buy tickets by calling our Contact Centre at 8 800 700–0707 (free for Russia).


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KAZAKHSTAN: Air Astana To Fly To Dubai In October

Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag-carrier, has confirmed it will re-launch services between Astana and Dubai on October 25th.

The non-stop flight will be operated four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays using an Airbus A320.

The service from Dubai to Astana offers greater convenience to Dubai based passengers as well as those located in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Additionally, timely connections will be offered to international transit passengers travelling from Urumqi (China), Omsk (Russia) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

“Air Astana is fully committed to expanding the route network from Astana, with the re-launch to Dubai following the recent introduction of new services from the capital to Paris, Seoul and Tbilisi,” said Peter Foster, president, Air Astana.

“With Kazakhstan and UAE enjoying strengthening links in business, finance, tourism and culture, I’m confident that the new service will be extremely popular with passengers travelling between Astana and Dubai.”

The minimum cost of a round trip economy class ticket from Astana to Dubai, including all fees, is US$ 468 and a business class ticket is US$ 2,107 during low season and US$ 2,667 during high season.

Tickets can be booked at the Air Astana website www.airastana.com, where UAE visas can also be issued.

Air Astana commenced regular flight operations on May 15th 2002 and currently operates a network of over 60 international and domestic routes from hubs in Almaty and Astana.

Air Astana operates a fleet of 30 aircraft including three Boeing 767-300ER, five Boeing 757-200, thirteen Airbus A320 family aircraft and nine Embraer E-190.

Both accolades were repeated in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Air Astana is a joint venture between Kazakhstan’s national wealth fund, Samruk Kazyna, and BAE Systems, with respective shares of 51 per cent and 49 per cent.