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| Founded | 2 November 2018 (as a division of Air Astana) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 29 March 2019 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 34 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Astana | ||||||
| Headquarters | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||
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| Website | www.flyarystan.com | ||||||
FlyArystan is a low-cost airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is the wholly owned low cost subsidiary of Air Astana, the country's leading airline. FlyArystan's foundation was approved by Air Astana's joint shareholders, Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund and BAE Systems PLC, and was endorsed by Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev, on 2 November 2018. The company slogan is Say YES! to Travel
History
FlyArystan's sales commenced on 29 March 2019 on its website. The airline flew its first flights on 1 May 2019 with services from its hub airport, Almaty International Airport.[2]
Peter Foster, President and CEO of Air Astana, was quoted at a press conference in Almaty on 6 November 2018 as saying that FlyArystan is “on the one hand a response to demand for lower airfares in a more competitive local market, on the other, a recognition of the huge opportunity for low cost air travel throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus”.
Awards
In November 2022 FlyArystan was recognised as a 4-star airline by SkyTrax. FlyArystan is one of only 5 LCCs to be assessed as 4-star.
In July 2023 FlyArystan was voted "Best LCC Central Asia & CIS" by SkyTrax.
Destinations
FlyArystan is Kazakhstan's largest airline, offering more Domestic flights and more seats than any other airline - including parent Air Astana. Domestically FlyArystan serves 12 cities and offers 28 Domestic routes. FlyArystan has 5 aircraft bases: Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Aktau and Shymkent.
FlyArystan commenced international flights in 2020 and since then it offers flights from multiple points in Kazakhstan to Georgia, Turkey, India, Azerbaijan, UAE, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.[5] F
Fleet
Current fleet
FlyArystan operates a standardised fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft with a 180 seat layout. FlyArystan's A320NEOs have a 188 seat layout to maximise seat capacity in line with LCC principles.[6][7]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Seats | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 10 | 1 | 180 | Eight of the ten aircraft were transferred from Air Astana. |
| Airbus A320neo | 1 | — | 180 | Was transferred from Air Astana. |
| 3 | 11 | 188 | New deliveries from Airbus | |
| Total: | 14 | 12 | ||
FlyArystan plans to grow its fleet to 19 planes by the end of 2023.[7]
References
- ^ "FlyArystan on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
- ^ "New Kazakh low-cost carrier Fly Arystan takes off". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "FlyArystan Online Booking". FlyArystan. 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Kazakhstan - trips". Kiwi.com. 25 May 2023.
- ^ - Destinations retrieved 16 March 2020
- ^ "FlyArystan presents first aircraft | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
- ^ a b AHLGREN, LINNEA (December 5, 2022). "Kazakh LCC FlyArystan Takes Delivery Of Its 2nd Brand New Airbus A320neo". Retrieved December 6, 2022.
https://skytraxratings.com/flyarystan-is-certified-as-a-4-star-low-cost-airline