From June 1, Air Astana launches direct flights from Nur-Sultan and Almaty to Greek Heraklion, Kazpravda.kz reports citing the press service of the airline.
"Flights will be operated on a comfortable Airbus A321LR on Mondays and Wednesdays from Nur-Sultan, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Almaty. The issue of introducing another additional frequency from Nur-Sultan and Almaty is being considered. The duration of the Nur-Sultan - Heraklion flight is 6 hours 25 minutes, back - 5 hours 35 minutes, Almaty-Heraklion - 6 hours 45 minutes, back - 5 hours 55 minutes.
It is also reported that the minimum cost of an economy class ticket from Almaty in both directions, with all fees, except for the service fee, is 308,690 tenge, from Nur-Sultan - 307,705 tenge.
"To travel to Greece, Kazakhstanis need a Greek Schengen visa. Passengers traveling to Greece must provide a certificate with a negative PCR test done 72 hours before the expected time of arrival or a rapid coronavirus test done 24 hours before the expected time of arrival. This requirement does not apply to children under 5 years of age and fully vaccinated passengers. Upon arrival, passengers can be selected for a random test for coronavirus," the press service of the airline added.
