Air Kyrgyzstan
{{Short description|Airline of Kyrgyzstan}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = JSC "Air Kyrgyzstan"
«Эйр Кыргызстан» Авиакомпаниясы»
ОАО «Эйр Кыргызстан»
| logo = AirKyrgyz_logo_en.png
| logo_size = 250
| fleet_size = 1
| destinations = 3
| IATA = QH
| ICAO = LYN
| callsign = ALTYN AVIA
| parent = Al Sayegh Airlines
| company_slogan =
| founded = 2001
| headquarters = Bishkek
| key_people = Kaleev Pysbek,
Kazybekov Sonkol
| hubs = Manas International Airport
Osh Airport
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website = https://airkyrgyzstan.kg
| ceased = 2018
}}
File:Kyrgyzstan Air Antonov AN-24 prepares for flight QH6 to Bishkek, Jalal-Abad Airport, Kyrgyzstan, March 7, 2010.JPG of Kyrgyzstan Air Company, March 2010]]
File:Kyrgyzstan (Altyn Air) Tupolev Tu-154M Misko.jpg of Kyrgyzstan Air Company, 2006{{Cite web|url=https://russianplanes.net/airline/Air_KG|title=✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация|website=russianplanes.net|access-date=2018-10-04}}]]
Kyrgyzstan Air Company, operating as Air Kyrgyzstan ({{langx|ky|Эйр Кыргызстан Авиакомпаниясы}}, Eýr Kyrgyzstan Aviakompaniýasy; {{langx|ru|Авиакомпания «Эйр Кыргызстан»}}, Aviakompaniya «Air Kyrgyzstan»), was the flag carrier of Kyrgyzstan, based in Bishkek.[http://www.air.kg/ Home page]. Kyrgyzstan Aircompany. Retrieved on 28 December 2011. "Кыргызстан, г. Бишкек, Проспект Манаса 12а" It operated scheduled domestic and international services to 13 destinations, as well as charter services. Its main hub was Manas International Airport in Bishkek, with a hub at Osh Airport in Osh.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 103 | date= 2007-04-03}}
The owner of 100% of the shares was the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, represented by the Fund for State Property Management under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} During its operations, the airline was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, along with all airlines based in Kyrgyzstan.
This airline is currently inactive with 0 flights since 2019.
History
File:Air Kyrgyzstan, EX-37301, Boeing 737-382 (21354865102).jpg (EX-37301) in current livery of Air Kyrgyzstan, 2015]]
The airline was founded in April 2001 as Altyn Air. It was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company on 28 July 2006, after taking over former national carrier Kyrgyzstan Airlines. On December 5, 2013, the airline was re-registered as ”Air Kyrgyzstan” Open Joint Stock Company.
On 26 October 2017, the airline suspended all operations after its sole aircraft, a Boeing 737-500 registered as EX-37501, was put into storage after a birdstrike accident.{{Cite web |title=State Owned airline Air Kyrgyzstan does not have any Staffs or Serviceable Aircraft, Only Director and Accountant on PayRoll ! |url=https://fl360aero.com/detail/state-owned-airline-air-kyrgyzstan-does-not-have-any-staffs-or-serviceable-aircraft-only-director-and-accountant-on-payroll/1125 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=fl360aero.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Air Kyrgyzstan suspends ops after only plane grounded |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/62055-air-kyrgyzstan-suspends-ops-after-only-plane-grounded |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}} Following the incident, the airline's CEO Zholdoshbek Bekturganov said that the airline was looking to resume operations in December 2017 after repairing the aircraft. The airline ceased operations on 29 September 2018 after its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) was revoked by the Kyrgyz government.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Destinations
Air Kyrgyzstan OJSC had 60 frequencies and licenses in the following areas:
| class="wikitable"
|No. |Route |Frequencies |
| 1.
|Bishkek-Saint Petersburg |2 |
| 2.
|Bishkek-Yekaterinburg |1 |
| 3.
|Bishkek-Krasnoyarsk |2 |
| 4.
|Bishkek-Surgut |2 |
| 5.
|Bishkek-Krasnodar |2 |
| 6.
|Bishkek-Belgorod |2 |
| 7.
|Bishkek-Minvody |2 |
| 8.
|Bishkek-Chelyabinsk |2 |
| 9.
|Bishkek-Irkutsk |3 |
| 10.
|Bishkek-Abakan |2 |
| 11.
|Osh-Moscow |5 |
| 12.
|Osh-Novosibirsk |2 |
| 13.
|Osh-Yekaterinburg |2 |
| 14.
|Osh-Krasnoyarsk |1 |
| 15.
|Osh-Surgut |2 |
| 16.
|Osh-Krasnodar |2 |
| 17.
|Osh-Tyumen |2 |
| 18.
|Osh-Abakan |3 |
| 19.
|Bishkek-Dushanbe |1 |
| 20.
|Bishkek-Kurgan-Tyube |2 |
| 21.
|Bishkek-Khujant |1 |
| 22.
|Osh-Dushanbe |2 |
| 23.
|Osh-Kurgan-Tyube |2 |
| 24.
|Bishkek-Istanbul |3 |
| 25.
|Bishkek-Dubai |2 |
| 26.
|Bishkek-Sharjah |2 |
| 27.
|Bishkek-Ürümqi |2 |
| |Total
|60 |
| class="wikitable sortable toccolours" |
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| Osh
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Fleet
=Current fleet=
The Air Kyrgyzstan fleet consisted of the following aircraft:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2020|page=19}}
Accidents
On December 28, 2011, Air Kyrgyzstan Tupolev Tu-134, registration EX-020, operating flight QH3 from Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with 73 passengers and 6 crew suffered a hard landing on Osh's runway 12 resulting in the collapse of the right main gear, right wing separation and the aircraft rolling on its back in fog and low visibility. The aircraft came to a stop on soft ground about 10 meters off the right runway edge. A fuel leak from the left wing led to a fire erupting which was quickly extinguished by airport emergency services. One passenger received serious injuries and 24 people received minor injuries (concussions, bruises), of which 16 were taken to local hospitals.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Tupolev Tu-134A-3 EX-020, Wednesday 28 December 2011 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/321002 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|ru}} [http://www.air.kg/ Official website]
- {{in lang|ru}} "[https://web.archive.org/web/20170212184422/http://www.mak.ru/russian/investigations/2011/tu-134a-3_ex-020.html 28 декабря Ту-134А-3 EX020]." Interstate Aviation Committee
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