Qazaq Air

Qazaq Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
IQ QAZ SAMRUK
Founded 1 April 2015
Commenced operations 27 August 2015
Hubs Almaty International Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations 11
Parent company National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna"
Headquarters Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
Key people Blair Treherne Pollock, CEO
Website flyqazaq.com/en

Qazaq Air (Kazakh: Қазақ Эйр) is a Kazakh airline, which operates scheduled services from its main hub in Almaty International Airport and focuses on domestic flights[1].

History

Qazaq Air was founded in April 2015 by the sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna. The airline was launched on 6 July 2015. It commenced operations on the 27th of August 2015 on Almaty-Astana route.

Destinations

As of May 2018, Qazaq Air operates to the following destinations:[2]

City Country Airport Notes
AktauKazakhstanAktau Airport
AktobeKazakhstanAktobe Airport
AlmatyKazakhstanAlmaty International AirportHub
AstanaKazakhstanAstana International Airport
AtyrauKazakhstanAtyrau Airport
KostanayKazakhstanKostanay Airport
KyzylordaKazakhstanKyzylorda AirportTerminated
PavlodarKazakhstanPavlodar Airport
SemeyKazakhstanSemey AirportTerminated
ShymkentKazakhstanShymkent International Airport
TaldykorganKazakhstanTaldykorgan AirportTerminated
TarazKazakhstanTaraz Airport
UralskKazakhstanOral Ak Zhol Airport
ZhezkazganKazakhstanZhezkazgan Airport

Fleet

As of May 2018, the Qazaq Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]

Qazaq Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 3 2[4] 78
Total 3 2

In December 2017 Qazaq Air has signed a firm purchase agreement for two new Bombardier Q400 turboprops.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Corporate profile". QAZAQ AIR. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. ↑ https://www.flyqazaq.com/en/flights-schedule
  3. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 18. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air sign order for two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft". AviationNews.eu. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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