Kyrgyzstan (airline)
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{{Infobox Airline
|airline = JSC "Aircompany "KYRGYZSTAN"<br><small>ОАО «Авиакомпания «КЫРГЫЗСТАН»</small>
|logo = Kyrgyzstan logo.png
|logo_size = 250
|fleet_size = 6
|destinations = 10
|IATA = QH
|ICAO = LYN
|callsign = ALTYN AVIA
|parent = Kyrgyzaltyn[http://www.kyrgyzaltyn.kg/eng.php]
|company_slogan =
|founded = 2001
|headquarters = [[Bishkek]]
|key_people = Meder Dzhaparovich Djundubaev (President)
|hubs = [[Manas International Airport]]<BR>[[Osh Airport]]
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|website = http://www.air.kg
}}
'''Kyrgyzstan''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services and international services to [[Russia]], [[Dubai]], [[China]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Uzbekistan]], as well as charter services. Its main base is [[Manas International Airport]], Bishkek, with a hub at [[Osh Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 103 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>
The airline is on the [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union]].
== History ==
The airline was founded in April 2001 as '''Altyn Air''' and started operations in 2001. It was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan on [[28 July]] [[2006]].<ref name="FI"/>
== Destinations ==
As of May 2007, Kyrgyzstan operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:<ref>[http://www.polets.ru/cgi-bin/sh.pl?Mode=AK&AKIndex=2399&AKCode=2399 Polet-Sirena]</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} [[Kyrgyzstan]]
**[[Batken]]
**[[Bishkek]] '''hub'''
**[[Dzhalal-Abad]]
**[[Osh]] '''hub'''
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]
**[[Moscow]] ([[Domodedovo International Airport]])
**[[Novosibirsk]]
**[[Yekaterinburg]]
* {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} [[Tajikistan]]
**[[Dushanbe]]
* {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[United Arab Emirates]]
**[[Dubai]]
* {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan]]
**[[Tashkent]]
== Fleet ==
As of January 2008, the Kyrgyzstan fleet includes the following:<ref>[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Altyn+Air&where=109525&luck= Aerotransport.org Kyrgyzstan fleet details]</ref>
*3 [[Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24 Coke]]
*1 [[Tupolev Tu-134|Tupolev Tu-134A Crusty]]
*2 [[Yakovlev Yak-40|Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling]]
==External links==
* {{en icon}} [http://www.air.kg/en Kyrgyzstan official website]
* {{ru icon}} [http://www.air.kg/ru Kyrgyzstan official website]
* {{de icon}} [http://www.air.kg/de Kyrgyzstan official website]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Airlines of Kyrgyzstan}}
{{Aviation lists}}
[[Category:Airlines of Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2006]]
[[de:Kyrgyzstan (Fluggesellschaft)]]
[[nl:Kyrgyzstan JSC]]