Plans to launch a new flight connecting Kazakhstan to the United States, originally slated for 2025, were delayed due to Boeing 787 delivery setbacks. Now, discussions about Air Astana’s new route linking the country’s capital and the US have resumed.
Air Astana
IATA Code
KC
ICAO Code
KZR
Airline Type
Full Service Carrier
IATA/ICAO Code
KC/KZR
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Speaking at the company’s Capital Markets Day at the London Stock Exchange on September 15, 2025, chief executive officer Peter Foster noted that the carrier could operate the route only with a stopover in Europe. The airline’s CEO noted that offering a nonstop flight to the United States would require overflying Russian airspace. Since March 2022, Air Astana has avoided flying over Russia following the countr