Air Astana: New service to Paris April 1, 2015 Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s Skytrax award-winning carrier, launched a new three-times-a-week service from Astana to Paris on March 29, 2015. Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s Skytrax award-winning carrier, launched a new three-times-a-week service from Astana to Paris on March 29, 2015. The service originates in Almaty, with no change of aircraft in Astana, and is operated using a Boeing 757 configured with 16 business and 150 economy class seats. The flight time from Astana to Paris is 7 hours and 5 minutes. Along with Air Astana services to/from Frankfurt and London, passengers flying to/from Paris can also choose to experience the innovative new Economy Sleeper Class, which provides the opportunity to rest and sleep in a lie flat position, by combining three economy seats. Economy Sleeper Class passengers are accommodated in a separate cabin and offered a Business Class mattress, pillow and duvet, with additional benefits including Priority Check-in, 30kg baggage allowance, Business Class Lounge access, Priority boarding, Fast Track for immigration / security clearance, Business Class Amenity Kit and In-flight entertainment system.