Air Bishkek Explained
| Airline: | Air Bishkek |
| Fleet Size: | 1 |
| Destinations: | 6 |
| Iata: | KR[1] |
| Icao: | EAA |
| Callsign: | EASTOK |
| Founded: | 2006 (as Eastok Avia)
2010 (renamed Kyrgyz Airways)
2011 (renamed Air Bishkek) |
| Ceased: | 2016 |
| Headquarters: | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Key People: | Perelygina Vera - General Director |
| Bases: | Manas International Airport |
| Website: | airbishkek.kg |
Air Bishkek (ru|Эйр Бишкек) was an airline based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,[2] with its operational base at Manas International Airport. It was founded as Eastok Avia (E4/EAA)[3] in 2006 and renamed to Kyrgyz Airways.[4] In 2011 the airline was again rebranded into Air Bishkek.[5] [6] 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.[7] [8] The airline stopped operating in February 2016 after experiencing financial difficulties. As of June 2016, its Air Operator Certificate has been suspended.[9]
Destinations
Air Bishkek operated flights to the following destinations:[10]
- China
Ürümqi – Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek – Manas International Airport (base)
Osh – Osh Airport (base)
- Russia
Irkutsk – International Airport Irkutsk
Moscow – Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Surgut – Surgut International Airport
Belgorod - Belgorod International Airport
Novosibirsk – Tolmachevo Airport
Yekaterinburg - Koltsovo AirportFleet
The Air Bishkek fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[11]
| + Air Bishkek fleet | Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Passengers | Notes |
|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 0 | 174 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
|---|
|
Maintenance
- Kyrgyz Airways contracted Turkish Technic under a maintenance services agreement for its Boeing B737-300 for May 2010.[12]
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'.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Air Bishkek Fleet Details and History . planespotters.net . 29 October 2014 . 13 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706114749/http://www.airbishkek.kg/en/about-the-air-company/air-fleet.html . 2015-07-06 . dead .
- "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)"
- http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/EOK Eastok Avia at ch-aviation.com, Retrieved 18 August 2016
- http://www.rusaviainsider.com/kyrgyz-carrier-air-bishkek-stops-flying/ Kyrgyz carrier at rusaviainsider.com, Retrieved 18 August 2016
- Web site: Eastok Avia at airlineupdate.com . 2012-04-25 . https://archive.today/20120723014232/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/central_asia/kyrgyzstan.htm . 2012-07-23 . dead .
- http://www.aviashop.ru/aviakompanii/kyrgyz-airways/ Kyrgyz Airways @aviashop.ru
- http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf List of banned E.U. air carriers (retrieved April 30, 2011)
- https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/8909 Information on Kyrgyz Airways (predecessor of Eastok Avia) at the Aviation Safety Network
- http://www.rusaviainsider.com/air-bishkeks-aoc-suspended/ Air Bishkeks AOC suspended @rusaviainsider.com, Retrieved 18 August 2016
- Winter 2015 timetable, http://www.airbishkek.kg/en/passengers-2/airports/istanbul-turkey-ataturk-international-airport.html
- Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2016. 19.
- Web site: Kyrgyz Airways @ turkishtechnic.com, Retrieved 18 August 2016 . 18 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919184046/http://www.turkishtechnic.com/news/kyrgyz_airways.html . 19 September 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Белек Бонус . AirBishkek.kg . 2014-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031645/http://airbishkek.kg/belek-bonus.html . 2014-01-06 . dead .
