Aksai Oiler
22nd Jan 2004, 17:45
Recently myself and I am sure other PAX working in Western Kazakhstan have been "attempting to fly" with Air Astana between Amsterdam and Uralsk/Atyrau. Air Astana are leasing 2 x former LTU Boeing 757's for these services and others to London, etc.
Unfortunately there time keeping is a little off to say the least - my flight on 29th December was 7 hrs late, last weeks was 11 hrs late and yesterday's flight is only 20 hrs late (should land in Uralsk in the next hour). In addition all Air Kazakhstan International flights have been suspended. So alternative routes (via Moscow or Munich) are rapidly disappearing.
I hear Astraeus (our former Charter provider) lost it's licence to operate on the day Air Astana were due to start flying from Uralsk, etc.... Obviously I can put 2+2 together but I want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
If there is any nice person out there from BAe Systems (49% shareholder in Air Astana) or Air Astana who could explain to this poor PAX what is going on, I for one would be interested.
:suspect:
Oiler
Unfortunately there time keeping is a little off to say the least - my flight on 29th December was 7 hrs late, last weeks was 11 hrs late and yesterday's flight is only 20 hrs late (should land in Uralsk in the next hour). In addition all Air Kazakhstan International flights have been suspended. So alternative routes (via Moscow or Munich) are rapidly disappearing.
I hear Astraeus (our former Charter provider) lost it's licence to operate on the day Air Astana were due to start flying from Uralsk, etc.... Obviously I can put 2+2 together but I want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
If there is any nice person out there from BAe Systems (49% shareholder in Air Astana) or Air Astana who could explain to this poor PAX what is going on, I for one would be interested.
:suspect:
Oiler