S7 Airlines, the member of oneworld global alliance, will start performing flights from Novosibirsk to Shimkent (Kazakhstan).

"The flights will be performed once a week on Fridays. The first flight is scheduled for April 5th 2013. The flights will depart from Tolmachevo airport at 13:45, and arrive in Shimket at 15:55 local time. The return flights will depart at 17:05 and arrive in Novosibirsk at 21:05", - the airline noted.

The flights will be performed using advanced Airbus A320 aircraft featuring a two-class cabin layout seating 158 passengers.

Shimket is the fifth city of Kazakhstan in the route network of S7 Airlines. The carrier performs regular flights from Moscow to Pavlodar and Ust-Kamenogorsk, from Novosibirsk to Almaty. The flights from Moscow to Semipalatinsk are also performed in the network of summer schedule.