Air Manas
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| Founded | 2006 founded as Air Manas | ||||||
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| Hubs | Manas International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Osh Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Moscow Domodedovo Airport Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airmanas.com/ | ||||||
Air Manas is a low-cost airline based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Its main base is Manas International Airport.
History[]
Air Manas was founded in 2006 in Bishkek. First flight of Air Manas was carried out in December 2009. In June 2012, 49% of the air company was bought by a Turkish Pegasus Airlines. The first flight under the brand name Pegasus Asia was operated from Bishkek to Istanbul on 22 March 2013 .[2] Now the airline operates domestic flights between Bishkek to Osh, as well as international flights from Kyrgyzstan to India, Russia, Turkey and China.
Rebirth[]
The efforts of the Kyrgyz Government to attract foreign investments had borne fruit: mutual visits of high-level governmental delegations gave a serious impetus to bilateral trade relations between Turkey and Kyrgyzstan. Thus, at the end of 2012 in the basis of pre-existing airline, a new Kyrgyz airline with the same name of "Air Manas" was created, being 51% owned by the Kyrgyz side and 49% by newly attracted strategic partner Pegasus Airlines, one of the leading air companies in Europe.
The base airport for Air Manas, is the main airport - International Airport Manas, located near Bishkek. In its fleet, Air Manas uses an Airbus A220, and it formerly operated Boeing 737-400 and 737-800 NG.
Air Manas has its own certified aviation-technical base for the operational maintenance of aircraft. Despite the lack of any incidents, the airline along with all airlines based in Kyrgyzstan are on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.
Destinations[]
Air Manas serves the following as of September 2021:
- Kyrgyzstan
- Russia
- Turkey
- Egypt
- Sharm El-Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
- Uzbekistan
- Tashkent - Tashkent International Airport
Fleet[]
Current fleet[]
The Air Manas fleet as of April 2021:[3][4]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A220-300 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 5 planes will be delivered by the end of 2023. |
| Total | 1 | 2 | ||
Former fleet[]
The airline operated the following aircraft (as of August 2020):[5]
- 1 Boeing 737-400
- 3 Boeing 737-400
- 12 Boeing 737-800
References[]
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019". Airliner World (October 2019): 19.
- ^ Air Manas Fleet Details and History planespotters.net, accessdate 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017". Airliner World (October 2017): 19.
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