Wizz really extending its network map now - opening a route between Budapest and Astana in Kazakhstan - flight time is about 5h30 on what appears to be an A320. Presumably this is for people wishing to self-connect in Budapest
As many of the people reading this are based in the UK, I suppose an A320 could fly Luton-Astana non-stop (Gulf Air fly Bahrain to Paris in an A320 but with rather fewer seats) and would be flying over land virtually all the way, but I imagine it probably would take a hefty payload penalty to avoid the risk of having to refuel. The relative absence of potential diversionary runways in large areas of Kazakhstan and need for hotels for crew rest might also be factors prohibiting a Luton-Astana route. No idea what a UK-Kazakhstan bilateral says though
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 4th Apr 2017 at 23:46.