
FlyArystan celebrates five years of existence
The low-cost carrier FlyArystan, part of the Air Astana Group in Kazakhstan, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an impressive look back at its success story. Since its founding in 2019, FlyArystan has consistently relied on the classic low-cost business model and serves both domestic Kazakh routes and international destinations. The first flights started in May 2019 from Almaty to Astana, Karaganda and Uralsk. Today, the route network includes 14 cities in Kazakhstan as well as other destinations in various countries. Over the past five years, FlyArystan has expanded its fleet from four to 20 Airbus A320s, including nine in the latest NEO variant with 188 seats. As Kazakhstan's only low-cost carrier, FlyArystan has carried more than twelve million passengers, more than ten percent of whom had never flown before. The airline has also invested in innovations, including self-service check-in terminals, and received a 2022-star rating from Skytrax in 4. The following year, FlyArystan was named the best low-cost carrier in Central Asia and the CIS. In 2024, FlyArystan received its own Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Kazakhstani Aviation Authority.