OREANDA-NEWS. November 8, 2012. On 2nd of November "Transaero" Airlines started flights from Terminal A of Vnukovo International Airport to Astana.

Flight UN-273/274 will be operated once a week on fridays. Flight from Vnukovo airport is at 14:25 with arrival at the airport of the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan at 19:45. Return flight is scheduled at 20:45. In Moscow, the aircraft is to land at 22:25.

Every year Kazakhstan's capital becomes more and more attractive for residents of the country and for foreign visitors. Combining best traditions of Eastern and European culture, architectural style of Astana shows the city as the center of politics, culture and economy. Today the capital of Kazakhstan continues it’s developing. City at night has also changed: beautiful lighting of buildings, new street illumination, magnificent fountains on the Ishim River, quay. All this features symbolize now Astana. Today this city is the pride of Kazakhstan, symbol of unification of the state and the embodiment of the national idea.

Vnukovo Airport and "Transaero" airlines wish you a pleasant journey to Astana!

"Transaero" airlines have been recognized as the most improved airline in Eastern Europe in 2012. It received World Airline Award of the Skytrax Agency. In 2012 company was also the winner of ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards in the nomination "market leader." According to the international rating, published by the British edition of Airline Business, "Transaero" is the sixth largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried to places of recreation. It is the only Russian airline which became one of the ten largest travel carriers of the world. The company has the largest fleet of wide-body long-haul aircraft in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe. Constantly growing and renewing company's fleet consists of 92 aircrafts: 22 Boeing 747s, 13 Boeing 777s, 15 Boeing 767s, 39 Boeing 737s and 3 Tu-214.

Vnukovo International Airport is one of the largest air transportation hubs in Russia . Every year the airport serves more than 150 thousand flights of Russian and foreign airlines. Airport route map covers all the territory of Russia, the CIS countries, Western Europe, Asia and Africa.

Vnukovo airport consists of two terminals: international passenger terminal B with the total area of 25 thousand square meters and a new passenger terminal A with the total area of 270 thousand square meters, 170 thousand square meters of which have been already put into operation. Second launch complex of terminal A will be opened in December 2012.