Air Astana declares healthy profit, relaunches London flights

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana Team recovered from a loss-creating 2020 to declare a income immediately after tax of US$36.1m in 2021. Whole airline revenue amplified by 92% to US$756m. It carried a total of 6.6million passengers, an boost of 79% and the best in its history. Its total-company arm carried 3.5 million passengers even though its very low-price tag subsidiary FlyArystan carried 3.1 million travellers. Freight carriage grew by 27%.

Commenting on the outcomes, President and CEO Peter Foster mentioned that the group “recovered from the outcomes of the global pandemic significantly more rapidly than predicted. Domestic site visitors was robust and FlyArystan, in what is correctly its very first comprehensive 12 months of operation given that 2020 was partially a create-off, posted quite robust expansion and a tiny profit. Regional worldwide yields firmed, and new ‘lifestyle’ routes to vacationer locations exceeded all expectations”.

Looking forward, Foster mentioned “2022 has thrown up new and early problems. The problems in Kazakhstan in early January were being a V-shaped party for us, on the other hand the conflict in Ukraine, a region in which we have had a sturdy presence due to the fact 2013, is posing many difficulties. We pray that it might be settled before long not only for small business explanations but far more importantly, so that persons in affected countries to which we fly can return to their usual lives”.

Air Astana also resumed its two times-weekly provider from London Heathrow to Kazakhstan’s funds Nur-Sultan these days. Flights on Saturdays and Wednesdays are operated using Airbus A321LR aircraft.

The flight arrival into Nur-Sultan gives easy onward connections to Tashkent in Uzbekistan and Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. Tickets are obtainable at airastana.com, Air Astana profits offices and at the Information and Reservation Centre, as perfectly as at accredited travel businesses.

Kazakhstan not too long ago proven a visa-free routine for a quantity of countries, such as the United kingdom. Travellers are expected to current a damaging COVID-19 examination taken 72 hours prior to moving into the region or legitimate vaccination passport.