Originally Posted by cmhua777
I wonder how much the govenment is playing into this decision?
Probably a lot. But it does make a little bit of sense to have service to Astana. Once in a while, visitors will have to go to the capital. And don't forget the diplomatic traffic.
There might be a reasonable market that will be jumping for joy at the thought of being able to fly directly from Astana to civilization without having to fly on a Soviet-built airliner.