Air Astana reported 2022 as the best year since its launch with the Group reporting profit after tax of $78.4 million on revenue of $1.03 billion. For the year 2022, Air Astana and its low-cost subsidiary flyarystan jointly carried 7.35 million passengers.
The group currently serves over 90 destinations in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, China, Germany, Greece, India, Korea, Montenegro, Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, UAE and the United Kingdom, with a fleet of 43 modern Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft.
The year 202223 also completes the Group’s 21 years in business.
“Air Astana’s 21st Anniversary gives true cause for celebration, with the successful strategies and innovative solutions of the past now providing a firm foundation for an exciting new era of sustainable growth in the future,” said Peter Foster, President and CEO, Air Astana. “My sincere thanks go out to every one of our 6,000 dedicated staff and the millions of customers who have enabled Air Astana to overcome every challenge in recent years to reach this remarkable achievement in 2023”.
Air Astana is looking to the future with plans for significant further development of the fleet. Since the beginning of 2022, the Group has received eight new aircraft, with seven more aircraft scheduled for delivery by the end of 2023. There are additional contracts for the delivery of another 13 aircraft from 2024 to 2026. In addition to expanding the Airbus A320neo- A321LR fleet in service, the airline will take delivery of the first of three Boeing 787s beginning from 2025.
These new widebody aircraft will enable the airline to launch services to a number of long-range destinations, including those in North America. More immediately, Air Astana will launch new services to Tel Aviv in Israel and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia later this year and continue to boost frequencies on existing routes. In line with these fleet and network development plans, passenger traffic is forecast to grow to 8.5 million in 2023.