FLYARYSTAN MADE ITS FIRST FLIGHT

FLYARYSTAN MADE ITS FIRST FLIGHT

On may 1 this year, the capital's airport hosted a solemn presentation of the first flight of the budget airline FlyArystan, which was attended by the Minister of industry and infrastructure development Roman Sklyar.

Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan made its first flight from Almaty to Nur Sultan on a comfortable 180-seat airliner Airbus A320.  In addition to providing high-quality service and affordable flights, for the convenience of passengers, FlyArystan has installed new German-made Recaro 3530 SLIM seats in leather upholstery, with folding thin backs and a wide range of seats from 70 cm to 82 cm.

For the first time, air Astana announced the creation of a low-cost carrier on November 7, 2018. Offering passengers affordable flights from 3999 tenge in one direction, FlyArystan plans to attract a new segment of passengers who previously could not afford air travel.

Air Astana President Peter foster: "We are aware that the younger generation of Kazakhstan needs greater mobility and availability of flights. FlyArystan, created on the classic model of a low-cost carrier, appeared at the right time and at the right hour. We expect a significant increase in passenger traffic, both on domestic and international routes. Over time, we plan to start flights from foreign airports as well. We are seeing a dynamic growth of the regional economy and hope to become part of this development." 

FlyArystan opened ticket sales on March 29, 2019 in the directions Almaty-Taraz-Almaty, as well as Almaty-Uralsk-Almaty. Later, ticket sales started from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, Karaganda, Pavlodar and Shymkent. Today, air ticket sales are open in six cities of the Republic. You can book tickets for flights of the first Kazakhstan low-cost airline on the official website of the airline flyarystan.com.

The FlyArystan fleet consists of four Airbus 320-232 aircraft in a 180-seat configuration, with an average age of 6 years. The staff consists of 180 people. The pilots and some of the senior flight attendants were recruited from the air Astana team.

By the end of 2021, it is planned to increase the airline's fleet to 15 aircraft, which will be based in different cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.