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ALMATY - Air Astana JSC, the leading airline group in Central Asia, has signed a codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines to cooperate on routes between Kazakhstan and China, according to a press release issued Wednesday.
The agreement, signed on July 29, covers multiple routes connecting major cities in both countries. For Air Astana, the codeshare includes flights from Almaty to Beijing Capital, Urumqi, and Guangzhou, as well as from Astana to Beijing.
China Southern Airlines will apply its code to routes it operates from Beijing Daxing, Guangzhou, Urumqi, and Xian to Almaty, along with services from Guangzhou and Urumqi to Astana.
Peter Foster, CEO of Air Astana Group, called China "a strategically important market" for the company, noting that the partnership aims to enhance trade, tourism, and cultural connections between the two countries.
China Southern Airlines President and CEO Han Wensheng stated that the cooperation would increase service frequencies to Kazakhstan and contribute to "deepening Belt and Road aviation connectivity" between the nations.
The codeshare arrangement is expected to provide travelers with expanded flight options between Kazakhstan and China.
Air Astana, together with its subsidiary FlyArystan, operates as the largest airline group in the Central Asia and Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size.
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