I got to the airport about two hours ahead of my 2:30PM flight from Almaty to Astana. Before this flight I had heard that Air Astana's lounge in Almaty was a bit underwhelming. Well, that's an understatement... The Almaty Airport terminal was quite small, and upon entering I turned right to follow the signage towards…
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At least admirals clubs have drink vouchers, wifi, and occasional tarmac views
The lounge is actually an airport "owned" lounge, and no airline has their own lounge in Almaty. Air Astana has their own lounge in Astana airport, which is much better
I have been to the international lounge in Almaty and it is worst then the domestic lounge.
They have a special vip/cip terminal on the left if you are standing in front of the terminal. They even drive you to the airplane. I was there two years ago and service and amenities were great. It comes at a price, I don't know how much since it was paid for me. But, I guess that is why a lounge in the airport doesn't have priority
My friend, who is a local told me we shouldn't get to the airport so early (I always try to get there at least 100-120 minutes before departure. She looked at me like I was crazy. My other friend traveling with me agreed with me, then my local friend rolled her eyes again. The minute I got to the check in counter I understood exactly why she told us this. This has got to be one of the worst airports around. Security was a joke (for domestic flights), the lounge, I couldn't believe, the food was terrible, the coffee was terrible, everything was terrible! It was so annoying because I really enjoyed Almaty a lot and this country (and airline) have so much potential. But this experience shows that it is still in the Soviet era. Come on Air Astana, get into the 21st century!
The international lounge in Almaty was indeed much worse. Even though the lounge is open at 2am, there was no one there to sell you anything, and the furniture was worn.
You should have used the VIP departures area instead. WI-FI, food and they call you for your flight. I use it every time
the international business lounge is a joke. There is a bar with snacks and drinks, but you have to PAY - higher prices than in other parts of the airport. e.g. a bottle of Efes beer is 2800 KZT - nearly 9 USD. some plates of cheap snacks are laid out, plus tea bags and hot water, but these are not available for passengers on Air Astana or Aeroflot. They did let me have some water though. There's also Wi-Fi. So - a place to sit, Wi-Fi, and water. GREAT!
OMG- I flew to Almaty via Air Astana which I thought was a pretty nice experience. Now that I’m departing and stuck in this underwhelming, overcrowded shared lounge it sucks! Thought I was in for a royal experience. Sam Drucker’s store in Hooterville would have been much better experience