Air Bishkek

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Air Bishkek
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IATA ICAO Callsign
KR[1] EAA[1] EASTOK[1]
Founded 2004 (as Kyrgyz Airways)
2006 (renamed Eastok Avia)
2011 (renamed Air Bishkek)
Operating bases Manas International Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations 6
Headquarters Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Key people Perelygina Vera - General Director
Website airbishkek.kg

Air Bishkek (Russian: Эйр Бишкек) is an airline based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,[2] with its operational base at Manas International Airport. It was founded in 2004 as Kyrgyz Airways and renamed in 2006. In 2011 the airline was again rebranded into Air Bishkek.[3] Due to alleged poor safety standards in Kyrgyzstan, the airline has been included in the List of air carriers banned in the European Union since 12 October 2006.[4][5]

Destinations

Current Destinations

An Air Bishkek Airbus A320-200 lands at Domodedovo Airport in 2012.

As of April 2015, Air Bishkek operates flights to the following destinations:[6]

China
Kyrgyzstan
Russia

Terminated Destinations

Russia

Fleet

As of December 2015, the Air Bishkek fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]

Air Bishkek
Aircraft In fleet Order Passengers Notes
Airbus A320 1 0 174
Total 1 0

Frequent flyer program

In 2010 Air Bishkek became the first airline in Kyrgyzstan to introduce a frequent flyer program, which it named Belek Bonus, after the Kyrgyz word for 'gift'.[7]

References

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  2. "Main office of the Air Company." Air Bishkek. Retrieved on 12 October 2012. "Address: 720000, Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Manas Ave., #95 (Crossing Abdymomunov St.)" – Address in Russian: "Адрес: 720000, Кыргызстан, Бишкек, пр. Манаса, 95 (ул.Абдымомунова)"
  3. Eastok Avia at airlineupdate.com
  4. List of banned E.U. air carriers (retrieved April 30, 2011)
  5. Information on Kyrgyz Airways (predecessor of Eastok Avia) at the Aviation Safety Network
  6. Winter 2015 timetable, http://www.airbishkek.kg/en/passengers-2/airports/istanbul-turkey-ataturk-international-airport.html
  7. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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