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Air Kazakhstan ^[1] was an airline of Kazakhstan which later became its national carrier after bankrupt Kazakhstan Airlines was shut down. It was headquartered in Almaty.^[2]

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Former destinations 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: 9Y
• ICAO Code: KZK ^[3]

[edit] History

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The airline was established in early 1990s as Kazakhstan Airways but changed to Air Kazakhstan on 10 March 1997 (spelled as "Air Kazakstan" until 2001, when spelling changed to "Air Kazakhstan"). It ceased operations on 29 February 2004, after accumulating heavy debts and was declared bankrupt in April 2004 by the court in Almaty.

Air Astana succeeded Air Kazakhstan as the country's flag carrier.

[edit] Former destinations

Air Kazakhstan served the following as of April 2004 ^[4]:

• Azerbaijan - Baku
• Germany - Frankfurt, Hannover
• Hungary - Budapest
• India - Delhi
• Kazakhstan - Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Karaganda, Kostany, Pavlodar, Shymkent, Uralsk
• Russia - Moscow
• South Korea - Seoul
• Tajikistan - Dushanbe
• Thailand - Bangkok
• Turkey - Istanbul
• Ukraine - Donetsk
• United Arab Emirates - Dubai

[edit] Fleet

Air Kazakhstan operated the following types as of April 2004 ^[5]:

• Airbus A310-300
• Boeing 737-200
• Ilyushin Il-86
• Tupolev Tu-134
• Tupolev Tu-154
• Yakovlev Yak-42

[edit] External links

• Official website (Archive)

[edit] References

1. ^ OAG World Airways Guide A-M, October 1997, pages 20, 28 and 32. Reed Publications. Retrieved on July 31, 2009.
2. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight Global. 16-22 March 2004. 66.
3. ^ "IATA codes." Airline Update. Retrieved on July 30, 2009.
4. ^ "Air Kazakhstan routes." Airline Route Maps. Retrieved on July 31, 2009.
5. ^ "Air Kzakhstan fleet". www.airkaz.com. Retrieved July 31, 2009.

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