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Work took me to Amlaty in Kazakhstan a couple of weeks back. Here's the trip report index (that will be tentative and changeable until the final part is published!) MAA-DEL on Jet Airways 9W 822, and transit in DEL DEL-ALA on Air Astana KC 908 The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty - hotel review Almaty airport departures and Business Class lounge review ALA-DEL on Air Astana KC 907 (aka 7 am is sparkling wine time), and transit in DEL DEL-MAA on Jet Airways 9W 822 Flight: KC 907 ALA-DEL | 3h 20m | 1023 miles | Business Class I recall mentioning in a previous post in this series, that ALA has only 2 or 3 aerobridges. Here's one of them! So we had an apron boarding at ALA, and were taken to the aircraft by bus. I was quite surprised at the lack of any security or airline personnel between the departure lounge and the boarding gate just before the bus. Finally, my boarding pass was scanned and I was sent off to board the bus. One final picture of the terminal from the bus, and we were off to o...

Work took me to Amlaty in Kazakhstan a couple of weeks back. Here's the trip report index (that will be tentative and changeable until the final part is published!) MAA-DEL on Jet Airways 9W 822, and transit in DEL DEL-ALA on Air Astana KC 908 The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty - hotel review Almaty airport departures and Business Class lounge review ALA-DEL on Air Astana KC 907 (aka 7 am is sparkling wine time), and transit in DEL DEL-MAA on Jet Airways 9W 822 After a 5 am departure from the hotel for a 7.30 am flight, I reached ALA airport in about 20 minutes, given that there was virtually zero traffic on the early Saturday morning. It was still quite early, so the moon had not yet set fully. On the way, I did notice this board for a small local airline that runs flights to neighbouring countries including erstwhile USSR countries. I wonder what exact onboard services they offer !!! I took one final shot of the mountains that are ubiquitous from across anywhere in Almaty, before heading i...

Work took me to Amlaty in Kazakhstan a couple of weeks back. Here's the trip report index (that will be tentative and changeable until the final part is published!) MAA-DEL on Jet Airways 9W 822, and transit in DEL DEL-ALA on Air Astana KC 908 The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty - hotel review Almaty airport departures and Business Class lounge review ALA-DEL on Air Astana KC 907 (aka 7 am is sparkling wine time), and transit in DEL DEL-MAA on Jet Airways 9W 822 I had a car arranged by my client, to pick me up at the Almaty airport. The drive through the city and on to the relatively newer part of it (where the Ritz-Carlton is located) was scenic all the way through. How could it be otherwise, when one side of your route is always lined with mountains?   A twenty minute ride got us to the Ritz-Carlton hotel, which is located at Esentai Tower, a mixed-use building. The hotel's entrance is to the East, while the office premises open up from the West side of the building. Aleksandr, the door...