Air Astana, the leading carrier of Kazakhstan, has announced an upgrade to its inflight dining experience for passengers travelling from Delhi and Mumbai to Almaty, with the launch of a refreshed menu effective December 1, 2025. The enhanced culinary offering has been developed in partnership with TajSATS, India’s leading airline catering company and a joint venture between the Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and SATS Limited.
Business Class
Business Class travellers will enjoy an elevated dining experience that includes a refreshed breakfast service along with three distinctive lunch and dinner menu cycles. Each cycle features a fresh salad, four gourmet main course choices, and a curated dessert selection, accompanied by a bakery basket that includes warm garlic bread.
Breakfast
Fresh Orange Juice
- Natural yoghurt with oat granola
- Seasonal fresh fruits
Main Course Options
- Omelette with feta cheese and chicken cutlet, served with Lyonnaise potato and Provençal sauce
- Amritsari Pind Chole with vegetable paratha and Sindhi aloo ka tuk
- Coconut and cashew upma with sambar
Cycle 1
Salad: Mixed salad leaves with cucumber, cherry tomato and lemon
Main Course Options
- Malai Chicken Tikka breast with spinach rice and makhani sauce
- Awadhi lamb with saffron green peas pulao and pindi chana
- Salmon teriyaki steak with sautéed vegetables
- Paneer Tikka Masala with brown onion pulao and bhindi amchoori
Desserts:
- Ras Malai with rabri chocolate
- Pistachio cake
- Seasonal fresh fruits
Cycle 2
Salad: Mixed lettuce leaves with cucumber, sweet corn and lemon
Main Course Options
- Chicken Tikka Masala with saffron rice and Dal Amritsari
- Lamb Rara Gosht with peas pulao and aloo gobi
- Grilled fillet of sole with paprika sauce and sautéed potato
- Paneer Chiljoza Biryani with tandoori vegetable skewer
Dessert Options
- Pan sondesh
- Chocolate hazelnut cake
- Seasonal fresh fruits
Cycle 3
Salad: Mixed lettuce leaves with fresh vegetables and lemon
Main Course Options
- Butter chicken with saffron rice and aloo methi
- Mutton Laal Maas with pulao rice and mushroom palak
- Grilled prawns with green vegetables and lemon-wasabi sauce
- Maki Mutter Masala pulao with paneer jalfrezi and beans rajma
Dessert Options
- White chocolate cake
- Kala Jamun–Rasgulla
- Seasonal fresh fruits
Economy Class
Passengers flying Economy Class will enjoy enhanced breakfast offerings along with three rotating menu cycles, each featuring its own salad, main course selections, and dessert.
Breakfast
- Plain yoghurt
- Seasonal fresh fruits
- Masala omelette with chicken sausage and potatoes
- Chole masala with vegetable paratha and corn cheese tikki
Cycle 1
Salad: Tossed salad with lemon wedge
Main Course Options
Safed Murg Biryani with Dal Makhani
Palak Paneer with lemon pulao and vegetable bhaji (V)
Dessert: Wildberry cake
Cycle 2
Salad: Chickpeas and cucumber salad with lemon
Main Course Options
Chicken Bhuna Masala with lemon rice and mixed vegetable korma
Kadai Paneer with jeera rice and Dal Makhani (V)
Dessert: Lemon cake
Cycle 3
Salad: Corn and pepper salad with lemon
Main Course Options
- Chicken Makhani with mutter pulao and aloo gobhi
- Chana Paneer Biryani with Dal Makhani (V)
Dessert: Strawberry almond cake
Alan Atamkulov, Country Manager for India and the Indian Subcontinent at Air Astana, said, “The new menu brings together an elegant blend of authentic Indian dishes and international favourites. To complement the new cuisine, we are also offering a curated selection of beverages, including alcoholic options, reflecting our commitment to delivering the premium service expected from the leading airline of Central Asia and the Caucasus. We look forward to welcoming passengers onboard to experience a richer, more refined, and truly memorable journey.”
As part of the menu development process, Air Astana organised an exclusive tasting session for key travel trade partners at the TajSATS Delhi facility. Participants were invited to sample and evaluate the new menu items, offering feedback on taste, presentation, and overall passenger appeal. The airline emphasized that the new dishes have been carefully curated to suit diverse passenger preferences, with flavours designed to be balanced and mild while still reflecting a touch of regional authenticity, ensuring comfort and familiarity for Indian travellers.
In addition to the tasting experience, Air Astana facilitated a guided walk-through of the TajSATS catering unit, providing travel partners with a behind-the-scenes look at the meticulous processes involved in preparing inflight meals. The tour showcased each stage of the operation, from the receipt of raw ingredients and stringent safety and hygiene checks to washing, food preparation, cold-chain management, packing, and final loading procedures. The initiative highlighted the airline’s commitment to transparency, quality, and maintaining the highest standards of food safety.
Air Astana’s new inflight menu will be available to all passengers flying from Delhi and Mumbai to Almaty starting December 1, 2025.
Currently, the Airline operates nine weekly flights between Delhi and Almaty and three weekly flights between Mumbai and Almaty.
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