Any idea where that may be?
Astana lies in the middle of the steppe, and is the capital since 1997.
Air Astana has a monopoly on the busy Astana-Almaty route. BAE Systems is holding 49% in the Kazakh state-owned airline. The Air Astana fleet consists of three New Generation Boeing 737-700/800, three Boeing 757-200, and fiveFokker-50 aircraft.
http://www.air-astana.kz/ is their website in russian and english
Here is what the "4L"- website says about the catering: In Flight meals and snacks on Air Astana flights are fresh, well balanced, and of good quality.Whether for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, or a morning, afternoon, or midnight snack, Air Astana's aim is to present passengers with meals to be enjoyed.
The least one can expect, isn't it?
What is the business meal of the two?
ALA-AMS is only 07:45 flying time with KL, 4L needs 11:25 with 2stops (FRA-?) on Tuesdays, 4L921.
One major problem occurs: 4L's resa works with Amadeus, but Amadeus does not recogniise ASTANA as a depurture point! You need to know the code for Astana =TSE
TSE-AMS is 08:20 via FRA on Tuesdays, 4L921
Notice ALA is near the chinese border, TSE is in the North, still closer to more russian influence. The influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-Kazakhs to outnumber natives. 15,143,704 (July 2004 est.) Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4% (that's a good 363500people!), Uygur 1.4%, other 6.6% (1999 census) Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Languages: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95%
Astana airport
ICAO Code UACC
IATA Code TSE
City ASTANA
Country Kazakhstan
Local time (UTC +6:00)
Phone (+8 3172) 333709
Airport site www.astanaairport.kz
Airport Almaty
ICAO Code UAAA
IATA Code ALA
City Almaty
Country Kazakhstan
Local time 20:44 (UTC +6:00)
Phone +7 (3272) 540555
Airport site www.almatyairport.kz
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