Air Kyrgyzstan

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«Эйр Кыргызстан» Авиакомпаниясы»
ОАО «Эйр Кыргызстан»
AirKyrgyz logo en.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
QH LYN ALTYN AVIA
Founded 2001
Hubs Manas International Airport
Osh Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 13
Parent company Al Sayegh Airlines
Headquarters Bishkek
Key people Meder Dzhaparovich Djundubaev (President)
Website http://www.air.kg/
Now retired Antonov An-24 of Kyrgyzstan Air Company
Now retired Tupolev Tu-154 of Kyrgyzstan Air Company
Boeing 737-300 (EX-37301) in current livery of Air Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Air Company operating as Air Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Эйр Кыргызстан Авиакомпаниясы, Russian: Авиакомпания «Эйр Кыргызстан»), is the flag carrier of Kyrgyzstan based in Bishkek.[1] It operates scheduled domestic and international services to 10 destinations, as well as charter services. Its main hub is Manas International Airport in Bishkek, with a hub at Osh Airport in Osh.[2]

The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

History

The airline was founded in April 2001 as Altyn Air. It was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company on 28 July 2006.[2] after taking over national carrier Kyrgyzstan Airlines.

Destinations

As of May 2015, Air Kyrgyzstan operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[3][4]

Country City Airport Notes Ref
China Urumqi Diwopu International Airport [4]
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Manas International Airport [4]
Kyrgyzstan Osh Osh Airport [4]
Pakistan Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport Terminated [5]
Russia Belgorod Belgorod International Airport [4]
Russia Krasnodar Krasnodar Airport [4]
Russia Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport [4]
Russia Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport [4]
Russia Surgut Surgut Airport [4]
Russia Yekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport [4]
Tajikistan Dushanbe Dushanbe Airport Terminated [5]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport Terminated [6]
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport [4]

Codeshare agreements

Air Kyrgyzstan has codeshare agreements with the following airlines at April 2014:

Fleet

As of October 2015 Air Kyrgyzstan fleet includes the following:

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
Boeing 737-300 1 - 137
Boeing 737-500 1 - 122
Total 2

Retired fleet:

Accident

  • On December 28, 2011, Air Kyrgyzstan Tupolev Tu-134, registration EX-020, operating flight QH3 from Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with 73 passengers and 6 crew suffered a hard landing on Osh's runway 12 resulting in the collapse of the right main gear, right wing separation and the aircraft rolling on its back in fog and low visibility. The aircraft came to a stop on soft ground about 10 meters off the right runway edge. A fuel leak from the left wing led to a fire erupting which was quickly extinguished by airport emergency services. One passenger received serious injuries and 24 people received minor injuries (concussions, bruises), of which 16 were taken to local hospitals.

References

  1. ↑ Home page. Kyrgyzstan Aircompany. Retrieved on 28 December 2011. "Кыргызстан, г. Бишкек, Проспект Манаса 12а"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Polet-Sirena
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Manas Airport time table
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Air Kyrgyzstan Islamabad service
  6. ↑ Air Kyrgyzstan lanuch Dubai DWC service

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