Air Astana posts net profit

Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana celebrated its 20th anniversary at the weekend and posted a solid financial performance in 2021.
Air Astana Group increased total revenue by 90% to US$761 million compared to US$400 million in 2020.
The 2021 net profit of US$36.2 million compared to a loss of US$93.9 million in 2020 and was notably higher than in 2019.
The group carried 6.6 million passengers in 2021, up almost 80% year-on-year, with Air Astana carrying 3.6 million passengers and FlyArystan carrying 3 million passengers.
Total overall capacity was up more than 60% over 2020.
Air Astana opened new international flights to Batumi (Georgia), Podgorica (Montenegro), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Phuket as well as resuming services to several destinations including Male, London, and Delhi.
Air Astana has carried almost 60 million passengers over the last 20 years, with 600,000 flights operated with an average passenger load factor of almost 70%.
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