Air Astana has signed a codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines to cooperate on trunk routes between Kazakhstan and China.
The codeshare agreement, which was signed on July 29, 2025, covers Air Astana routes operated from Almaty to Beijing, Almaty to Urumqi and Almaty to Guangzhou, as well as Astana to Beijing.
For China Southern Airlines, the codeshare covers routes operated on a regular basis from Beijing Daxing Airport to Almaty, Guangzhou to Almaty, Urumqi to Almaty, Xian to Almaty, and routes from both Guangzhou and Urumqi to Astana.
“Partnering with China Southern Airlines will boost trade, tourism and cultural links with China and open a new chapter in aviation cooperation between the two countries,” said Peter Foster, CEO of Air Astana Group.