Air Astana 1H traffic up 12%, leases 5 E190-E2 Jets
Air Astana carried 1.9m passengers in the 2017 first half, up 12% compared to the year-ago period. The carrier also confirmed it is leasing 5 Embraer E190-E2 jets from AerCap Holdings. Domestic traffic was up 4% and international traffic grew 22% year-over-year, driven mainly by network traffic transiting through the carrier’s Astana and Almaty hubs, which grew 62% YOY. Cargo uplift increased 22% in 1H 2017. In February, Air Astana president and CE Peter Foster said the carrier would push for more services into Russia, China, India and Europe, increasing the number of sixth-freedom passengers via its main Astana hub, which was expected to double in size. Tuesday, Foster said Kazakhstan’s economy is delivering “modest growth after 2 very difficult years, and we expect this to accelerate as the economy continues to diversify.” <br/>
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Air Astana 1H traffic up 12%, leases 5 E190-E2 Jets
Air Astana carried 1.9m passengers in the 2017 first half, up 12% compared to the year-ago period. The carrier also confirmed it is leasing 5 Embraer E190-E2 jets from AerCap Holdings. Domestic traffic was up 4% and international traffic grew 22% year-over-year, driven mainly by network traffic transiting through the carrier’s Astana and Almaty hubs, which grew 62% YOY. Cargo uplift increased 22% in 1H 2017. In February, Air Astana president and CE Peter Foster said the carrier would push for more services into Russia, China, India and Europe, increasing the number of sixth-freedom passengers via its main Astana hub, which was expected to double in size. Tuesday, Foster said Kazakhstan’s economy is delivering “modest growth after 2 very difficult years, and we expect this to accelerate as the economy continues to diversify.” <br/>
