Kyrgyzstan Airlines

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JSC National Air Carrier "Kyrgyzstan Airlines" ОАО Национальный авиаперевозчик «Кыргызстан Аба Жолдору»
IATA R8	ICAO KGA	Callsign KYRGYZ
Founded		1993
Hubs		Manas International Airport
Fleet size		15
Destinations		10
Parent company		State owned
Headquarters		Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Key people		Tulenbek Asanbayevich Arpachiyev (President)

Kyrgyzstan Airlines is the national airline of Kyrgyzstan, based in Bishkek. It operates scheduled international and domestic services, as well as charter flights. Its main base is Manas International Airport, Bishkek, with hub at Osh Airport.

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

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Asia 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was originally Aeroflot Kyrgyzstan Directorate and was established in 1992. It signed a co-operation agreement with Aeroflot in October 1997 covering new scheduled services, aircraft maintenance, ticketing and marketing.

The airline is owned by the government (81%), private shareholders (11%) and the Soial Foundation (8%).^[1]

[edit] Destinations

As of May 2007, Kyrgyzstan Airlines operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:^[2][3]

[edit] Asia

Central Asia

• Kyrgyzstan
  • Bishkek (Manas International Airport)hub
  • Osh (Osh Airport) hub
  • Kazarman
  • Kerben
• Tajikistan
  • Dushanbe (Dushanbe Airport)

East Asia

• China
  • Urumqi (Urumqi Diwopu International Airport)
• South Korea
  • Seoul (Incheon International Airport)

South Asia

• India
  • Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
• Pakistan
  • Islamabad (Islamabad International Airport)
  • Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)

[edit] Fleet

The Kyrgyzstan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2008):

• 1 Airbus A320
• 1 Airbus A319
• 1 Antonov An-26
• 5 Antonov An-28
• 1 Boeing 737-200 (which is operated for Itek Air)
• 1 Ilyushin Il-76TD
• 3 Tupolev Tu-134A
• 2 Tupolev Tu-154M
• 2 Yakovlev Yak-40

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kyrgyzstan Airlines Fleet

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