The codeshare partnership enables Air Astana and Air India, India’s leading global airline, to strengthen cooperation on key routes between Kazakhstan and India, covering Air Astana’s services between Almaty-Delhi and Almaty-Mumbai. Under the agreement, Air India will place its ‘AI’ designator code on Air Astana-operated flights, allowing Air Astana to offer customers greater connectivity and convenience for travel between two countries.
Peter Foster, the Air Astana Group’s CEO, commented: “We are delighted to have concluded a comprehensive codeshare agreement with Asia’s oldest airline. Air India is an exceptionally well-managed business which operates a comprehensive network of flights to, from and across India, the world’s most populous country and one of the fastest growing travel markets. India is of key strategic importance to the Air Astana Group as we increase flights from Kazakhstan to Delhi, Mumbai and Goa. The codeshare will accelerate the increasingly strong business, tourist and student traffic flows between our two countries”.
Campbell Wilson, CEO, Air India, commented: “Our new codeshare partnership with Air Astana creates stronger air links to Kazakhstan, a fast-growing market with immense potential for tourism. Beyond serving leisure travel demand, our partnership will also support trade and cultural exchanges between our two countries, while bringing a new destination in Central Asia closer to our customers.”
The new arrangement builds on an existing interline partnership between Air Astana and Air India that began earlier in 2025. Under this agreement, Air Astana customers have already enjoyed convenient connections via Delhi and Mumbai to 18 destinations across India, as well as nine international destinations served by Air India. At the same time, Air India passengers have gained access to Air Astana’s network through Almaty, connecting to key cities in Central Asia and China, including Astana (Kazakhstan), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan), and Urumqi (China).
