Air Manas
{{Short description|Defunct Airline of Kyrgyzstan}}
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Авиакомпания «Эйр Манас»
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| bases = Manas International Airport
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| headquarters = Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Air Manas was a low-cost airline headquartered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with its base at Manas International Airport.[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/MBB ch-aviation.com - Air Manas] retrieved 26 December 2022
In October 2022, it was reported that the airline was grounded due to sanctions imposed on its Russian aircraft lessor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/120674-kyrgyzstans-air-manas-grounded-as-russia-sanctions-bite|title=Air Manas Grounded As Russia Sanctions Bite|access-date=2023-10-16}}
History
Air Manas was founded in 2006 in Bishkek. The 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pegasus-asia.com/en/about-pegasus/about-pegasus.aspx |title=History |access-date=2014-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202215952/http://www.pegasus-asia.com/en/about-pegasus/about-pegasus.aspx |archive-date=2014-02-02 |url-status=dead }} Now the airline operates domestic flights between Bishkek to Osh, as well as international flights from Kyrgyzstan to India, Russia, Turkey and China.
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.
Air Manas had its own certified aviation-technical base for the operational maintenance of aircraft{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}. The airline, along with all airlines based in Kyrgyzstan was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.
Destinations
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- Bishkek — Manas International Airport (base)
- Osh — Osh Airport
Fleet
=Current fleet=
As of May 2022, the Air Manas fleet consists of the following aircraft:[https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Air-Manas planespotters.net - Air Manas Fleet Details and History] retrieved 10 April 2023
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| Aircraft
! In Service ! Orders ! Passengers ! Notes |
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| Airbus A220-300
|1 |— |145 |Stored due to sanctions against its Russian lessor |
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!1 !— !colspan="2"| |
=Former fleet=
File:Air Manas, EX-37801, Boeing 737-82R (29637730653).jpg in Moscow in 2016.]]
The airline also previously operated the following aircraft types:{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=19}}{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=19}}
References
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External links
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- [http://airmanas.com/ Official website]
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Category:Airlines of Kyrgyzstan
Category:Airlines banned in the European Union
Category:Airlines established in 2006