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FlyArystan
IATA ICAO Call sign
KC[1] KZR ASTANALINE
Founded2 November 2018
(as a division of Air Astana)
Commenced operations29 March 2019 (5 years ago) (2019-03-29)
Operating bases
List of bases
Fleet size16
Destinations34
Parent companyAir Astana
HeadquartersAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Key people
  • Adrian Hamilton-Manns, Managing Director
  • Alim Shalbayev, Finance Director
  • Warakorn Komutanont, Operations Director
  • Peter Foster, (President and CEO (Air Astana)
Websitewww.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

Countries in which FlyArystan operates (May 2023)[3][4]

As of June 2020, FlyArystan serves 16 destinations.[5] FlyArystan's first flight was on 1 May 2019, from Almaty to Nur-Sultan. On 13 December 2019, the airline launched its first international flight from Nur-Sultan to Moscow (ZIA) using an Airbus A320-200 aircraft which was earlier used by Air Astana.

Fleet

Airbus A320-200 aircraft on stands at Kokshetau International Airport

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]

FlyArystan fleet:
Aircraft In service Orders Seats Notes
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

  1. ^ "FlyArystan on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  2. ^ "New Kazakh low-cost carrier Fly Arystan takes off". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "FlyArystan Online Booking". FlyArystan. 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Kazakhstan - trips". Kiwi.com. 25 May 2023.
  5. ^ - Destinations retrieved 16 March 2020
  6. ^ "FlyArystan presents first aircraft | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  7. ^ a b AHLGREN, LINNEA (December 5, 2022). "Kazakh LCC FlyArystan Takes Delivery Of Its 2nd Brand New Airbus A320neo". Retrieved December 6, 2022.

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