JSC National Air Carrier "Kyrgyzstan Airlines" () was the first national airline of Kyrgyzstan, with its head office on the grounds of Manas International Airport in Bishkek. It operated scheduled international and domestic services, as well as charter flights. Its main base was Manas International Airport, with a hub at Osh Airport.
History
The airline was formerly a division of Aeroflot after a cooperation agreement in 1997.
On 2 January 2002 the airline moved its head office to the Kyrgyzstan Airlines Sales Agency building of Manas International Airport."Kyrgyzstan airlines head office changes its address." Previously the head office was also on the grounds of the airport.
In 2005 the airline went bankrupt and was taken over by Altyn Air, which was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company in 2006.
The airline was owned by the government (81%), private shareholders (11%) and the Social Foundation (8%).
Destinations Kyrgyzstan Airlines operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:
China - Urumqi Germany - Frankfurt, Hannover India - Delhi Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek, Jalal-Abad, Kazarman, Kerben, Osh Pakistan - KarachiDirectory pg 114 Flight International Retrieved 13 January 2011 Russia - Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Yekaterinburg Tajikistan - Dushanbe Turkey - Istanbul United Kingdom - Birmingham
Fleet In 2005 the Kyrgyzstan Airlines fleet included the following aircraft: 1 Airbus A320 1 Antonov An-26 5 Antonov An-28 2 Ilyushin Il-76TD 2 Tupolev Tu-134A 2 Tupolev Tu-154M 2 Yakovlev Yak-40
References
External links
Kyrgyzstan Airlines (Archive) Kyrgyzstan Airlines Fleet