Air Astana increases passenger number by 79% in 2021

The Air Astana Group carried 6.617million passengers in 2021, an increase of 79% over 2020, Report informs, citing the airline.

Air Astana carried 3.555 million passengers, an increase of 59%, whilst its low-cost subsidiary carried 3.062 million passengers, a growth of 109%. Air Astana Group carried 12,072 tons of cargo on scheduled flights and 6,700 tons on charter flights, respectively, 30% and 45% more than 2020 figures.

Commenting on the results, Peter Foster, President and CEO, said that total carriage of more than 6.6 million customers is the highest ever recorded in the history of the airline: “Air Astana operated scheduled flights to Batumi (Georgia), Podgorica (Montenegro), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Phuket (Thailand) in 2021, as well as resuming services to Male, London, Delhi, Tbilisi (Georgia) and Dushanbe (Tajikistan). During the year, FlyArystan inaugurated services to Kutaisi (Georgia) from three cities in Kazakhstan and launched 10 new domestic routes. The airliner added three Airbus A321LR and one Airbus A320 aircraft to the fleet in 2021.”