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Air Astana releases financials for Q3-2025
Air Astana has announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months of 2025, reporting resilient performance with strong revenue and capacity growth. EBITDAR improved through dynamic capacity allocation and effective yield management. Meanwhile, demand remained strong though capacity and profitability were affected by Pratt & Whitney unscheduled engine removals, Tenge depreciation, and temporary airport closures. Total revenue and other income increased 10.1 percent to US$1,096.8 million. Group passengers carried increased 10.5 percent to 7.5 million with a stable average load factor of 83 percent. Airline chief executive Peter Foster commented: “We have performed with resilience in the first nine months of the year to grow revenue by 10.1 percent and improve EBITDAR by 3.5 percent. This is despite several external challenges which had an outsized impact on the Group’s operations in Q3, our seasonally strongest quarter. While it is frustrating to encounter these issues during our peak season, we are agile operators with a track record of navigating external headwinds.”
Air Astana honours commitment to sustainability by joining IATA’s IEnVA programme
As a way of boosting its commitment to sustainability, Air Astana has joined the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme. Air Astana’s membership in the IEnvA programme marks an important milestone in its ongoing drive to strengthen environmental management throughout its operations whilst promoting the principles of sustainable development in all areas of activity. Airline chief executive Peter Foster said: “Joining IATA’s IEnvA programme underlines our commitment to building a more sustainable future for aviation in Kazakhstan and beyond. This step provides us with an internationally recognised framework to measure, manage and continuously improve our environmental performance. It reflects our responsibility to our passengers, our communities and our planet, and aligns with Air Astana’s long-term ESG strategy.” For sustainability in aviation IEnvA is a globally-recognised environmental management system developed specifically for the aviation sector. It enables airlines and aviation organisations to identify, monitor and continuously improve their environmental performance in line with international best practices and standards. By participating in IEnvA, Air Astana will implement a structured system that facilitates improvements in key operational and corporate processes. The programme provides for independent review and a step-by-step approach that helps airlines strengthen their management systems, reduce environmental risks, and integrate sustainable practices into all aspects of their operations Air Astana's participation in the IEnvA programme complements other initiatives already underway, including fleet upgrades with next-generation aircraft, measures to improve operational efficiency and reduce fuel consumption, and ongoing collaboration with partners to promote environmental responsibility throughout the aviation value chain.
Air Astana flights switch to winter schedule
Air Astana switched to a winter schedule on Sunday, 26th October, and the schedule will remain effective until 28th March 2026. The updated flight schedule reflects seasonal travel demand by offering passengers enhanced connectivity across Kazakhstan and to international destinations. During the winter season, passenger demand traditionally shifts towards leisure destinations across Asia and the Middle East, with Air Astana’s revised schedule following these travel patterns. The airline is increasing flight frequencies to popular international leisure routes, including those to the Maldives, Phu Quoc, Dubai, Bangkok, and Phuket. Air Astana will continue to adjust its schedule according to market dynamics, maintaining its commitment to the highest standards of safety, reliability, and passenger comfort. Passengers are advised to check the latest flight schedules and status updates via the official Air Astana website and mobile app.
Air Astana announces new routes into Asia and the Middle East
Air Astana announced the resumption of several routes along with new services to the Middle East and Asia throughout autumn 2025. As of last month, the airline resumed twice weekly flights from Almaty to Jeddah and Shyment to Jeddah once a week. Meanwhile, flights from Almaty to Medina will resume twice a week later this month, whilst services from Shymkent to Medina will operate once weekly. Flights from Astana to Jeddah and Medina will operate alternatively every two weeks, together with new services linking Aktau to both Jeddah and Medina, also operating alternatively every two weeks. Old and new inroads to Asia and beyond Air Astana is also resuming services to popular tourist destinations in Asia in late October, including Almaty to Male in the Maldives three times a week initially and increasing to five times a week during peak holiday periods. Almaty to Phu Quoc in Vietnam will initially operate five times per week, rising to daily flights in December, whilst services between Astana and Phu Quoc will operate three times a week. Services between Almaty and Dubai will increase from seven to 12 flights per week, whilst flights between Astana and Dubai will grow from seven to 10 per week. Air Astana will also boost frequencies to Thailand, with Almaty to Bangkok flights rising from four to seven per week and the Almaty to Phuket flights expanding from four to seven weekly flights. All flights will be operated by Airbus A320neo and A321LR aircraft.
Air Astana Partners with RateGain
RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, announced that Air Astana JSC (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiary FlyArystan, the "Group"), the largest airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size, has selected AirGain by RateGain, an AI-powered airfare pricing intelligence platform to gain real-time competitive insights and enhance pricing agility. This strategic collaboration reflects Air Astana’s continued focus on adopting innovative technology to strengthen its competitive edge while expanding its global footprint. Air Astana, recognized for its operational excellence and modern fleet, operates an extensive international and regional network, connecting Kazakhstan with Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. As the airline scales to meet growing travel demand and navigates an increasingly complex pricing environment, its partnership with AirGain will empower the pricing and revenue management teams with accurate, real-time data. This will enable faster and more confident decision-making, allowing the airline to swiftly respond to market fluctuations while safeguarding revenue and maintaining a strong competitive edge. Renowned for its award-winning service and innovation, Air Astana continues to adopt advanced technology to boost efficiency across its commercial operations. Recently named “Best Airline in Central Asia and CIS” for the 14th consecutive year at the 2025 Skytrax Awards, the airline strengthens its leadership with solutions that deliver measurable impact. With AirGain, Air Astana moves beyond traditional fare tracking gaining real-time visibility into competitor pricing across airline websites, OTAs, and GDSs, enabling its teams to monitor trends, detect anomalies, benchmark fares, and respond swiftly to market shifts. Yerbolat Baisalykov, Senior Vice President of Revenue Management and Network Planning at Air Astana JSC, commented: “At Air Astana, we continuously seek innovative solutions to enhance our pricing capabilities and maintain a competitive edge in a dynamic market. Our collaboration with RateGain and adoption of the AirGain platform will equip our teams with accurate, real-time data to make smarter and faster decisions. This is a key step in strengthening our revenue management strategy as we expand our global network.” Vinay Varma, Senior Vice President and General Manager at AirGain, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Air Astana to the growing community of airlines leveraging VUE, our newly launched, AI-powered pricing intelligence platform. In an environment where fare dynamics change by the hour, VUE equips their team with the real-time intelligence needed to respond with agility and precision, strengthening their ability to lead in competitive markets.”
Air Astana releases its mid-year financials report
Air Astana JSC, the leading airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size, announced its results for the second quarter and six months ended 30th June today, 6th August. The company reported strong growth and continued focus on yield management throughout the first half of the year, resulting in a 24.1 percent increase in EBITDAR. According to airline chief executive Peter Foster: “We continue to perform strongly with rising revenues and improved margins in H1, driving growth of 24.1 percent in EBITDAR and 132 percent in PAT. This is underpinned by an increase in both capacity and traffic of 17.8 percent and 17.3 percent respectively, despite the widely publicised macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges. Our performance highlights once again the benefits of our central location and agile approach as we successfully optimised costs and allocated capacity to our key markets to maximise margins. We continue to balance unit revenues and costs due to the effectiveness of our ongoing efficiency measures and the natural currency hedge within the business.” Foster pointed out that the increase in passenger numbers alongside capacity demonstrates the demand for Air Astana’s new routes across the fastest-growing regions in Asia, particularly the megamarkets of India and China, as it is currently the only airline that offers true connectivity with the CIS region. Air Astana’s recently signed codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines is another important step in further developing such connectivity. Fleet expansion Following the departure of its final E2, Air Astana’s fleet now consists of 61 aircraft, made up entirely of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 767s. This is the Group’s simplest fleet structure since 2003. Foster said: “Combined with our investment in our in-house MRO and ground service capabilities we have increased our resilience, improved our passenger experience and enhanced the Group’s efficiency. These new capabilities and additional capacity have enabled us to demonstrate our resilience in the management of the ongoing industry wide Pratt and Whitney GTF engine challenges.” The Company remains very confident in both the outlook for 2025 and the Group’s medium-term prospects. I would like to personally thank all of my colleagues at Air Astana for their hard work in delivering this performance and look forward to updating the market on our medium-term strategy and ambitions at our Capital Markets Day in September 2025.” At present, the Air Astana Group is well positioned for the peak summer season with ASK 17.8 percent higher than in H1-2024 and 20 new routes launched during H1 2025. Notwithstanding the Pratt & Whitney engine issues, which continue to be proactively managed through the Group’s mitigation plan and policy of dynamic capacity allocation, the Group retains a positive outlook for the summer. Highlights from H1-2025 Total revenue and other income increased 12.1% to USD 658.2 million (H1 2024: USD 587.2 million). EBITDAR increased 24.1% to USD 157.0 million (H1 2024: USD 126.5 million). EBITDAR margin improved by 2.3 pp to 23.9% (H1 2024: 21.6%). PAT increased 131.9% to USD 10.7 million (H1 2024: USD 4.6 million). ASK up 17.8% to 10.3 billion (H1 2024: 8.7 billion). RPK increased 17.3% to 8.4 billion (H1 2024: 7.1 billion). Unit revenues continue to be managed ahead of unit cost inflation, extending the positive trend from Q4 2024, demonstrating the effectiveness of the Group’s ongoing efficiency measures and natural currency hedge. RASK decreased 4.9% to USD 6.41¢ (H1 2024: 6.74¢). CASK decreased 6.2% to USD 5.97¢ (H1 2024: 6.36¢). Group passengers carried increased 11.6% to 4.5 million (H1 2024: 4.0 million) with a stable average load factor of 81.7% (H1 2024: 82.0%). Group fleet expanded to 61 aircraft with the delivery of six A320 family aircraft. Highlights from Q2-2025 Throughout the second quarter, Air Astana noted robust revenue growth and double-digit EBITDAR expansion, underscoring increasing demand, cost efficiency and operational resilience Total revenue and other income increased 13.5% to USD 365.8 million (Q2 2024: USD 322.4 million). EBITDAR increased 17.2% to USD 97.1 million (Q2 2024: USD 82.8 million). EBITDAR margin improved by 0.8 pp to 26.5% (Q2 2024: 25.7%). PAT increased 11.0% to USD 18.0 million (Q2 2024: USD 16.2 million). ASK up 21.7% to 5.6 billion (Q2 2024: 4.6 billion). RPK increased 20.4% to 4.6 billion (Q2 2024: 3.8 billion). Despite the impact of geopolitical uncertainty, unit revenues and costs remain well-balanced, reflecting operational resilience. RASK decreased 6.8% to USD 6.57¢ (Q2 2024: 7.05¢) largely driven by local currency depreciation. CASK decreased 6.5% to USD 5.87¢ (Q2 2024: 6.27¢) due to efficiency measures as well as the reduction in Tenge denominated costs and lower fuel costs. Group passengers carried increased 15.6% to 2.5 million (Q2 2024: 2.2 million) with average load factor remaining stable at 81.9% (Q2 2024: 82.8%).
Air Astana signs codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines
Air Astana and China Southern Airlines signed a codeshare agreement on Tuesday, 29th July. The agreement will involve cooperation on trunk routes between Kazakhstan and China providing travellers with more flight options. The codeshare agreement covers Air Astana routes operated from Almaty to Beijing Capital, Almaty to Urumqi and Almaty to Guangzhou, as well as Astana to Beijing. For China Southern Airlines, the codeshare covers routes operated on a regular basis from Beijing Daxing to Almaty, Guangzhou to Almaty, Urumqi to Almaty and Xian to Almaty, together with Guangzhou to Astana and Urumqi to Astana. Forays into a strategic market This most recent agreement was also a strategic decision on the part of both airlines, in light of the longstanding links between China and Kazakhstan. Air Astana Group CEO Peter Foster remarked: "China has always been a strategically important market for Air Astana. Partnering with China Southern Airlines will boost trade, tourism and cultural links with China and open a new chapter in aviation cooperation between the two countries." Likewise, China Southern Airlines president and CEO Han Wensheng declared: “Codeshare cooperation with Air Astana will result in an increase in our service frequencies to Kazakhstan. It is not only a strategic move leveraging both airlines’ strengths but also a significant step in deepening Belt and Road aviation connectivity between China and Kazakhstan.”
Air Astana announces upgrade to mobile app
Air Astana announced updates with regard to the interface of its mobile application. The latest upgrades have expanded the application’s functionality, making trip management even more convenient for users. The updated Air Astana mobile app is available for download on the App Store and Google Play. Through the upgraded app, passengers can track flight status, manage bookings, and check in online through the "Trips" section. Current offers and special promotions are displayed on the main page, ensuring important information is always easily accessible. For loyal fliers In addition, the app now offers enhanced features for members of the Nomad Club loyalty programme. Accumulated points can be used not only to purchase tickets but also to pay for additional baggage, select a preferred seat (MySEAT), or upgrade the service class. Likewise, upcoming trips are displayed automatically, or they can be added manually.
Air Astana expands its network in China
Screenshot Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana announced the expansion of its China network at a media reception in Guangzhou earlier today, 11th June. The event was attended by Air Astana Group chief executive Peter Foster, Kuanysh Amantay, Minister Counsellor of Kazakhstan, and Air Astana’s regional manager for China and Mongolia Islam Sekerbekov. Foster said of the expansion: "China has always been an important strategic market for Air Astana. The launch of the Guangzhou service marks a significant step in expanding our Chinese route network in line with our long-term growth objectives. Air Astana has a proud reputation for delivering outstanding in-flight service, with passengers from China destined to enjoy high standards of cabin comfort and warm Kazakh hospitality.” A milestone in expansion The recent launch of Air Astana services from Almaty to Guangzhou marked a significant milestone in expanding the airline’s operations to China. The service not only became the fifth direct connection between Kazakhstan and China, but it also represents the first Air Astana flight linking southern Kazakhstan with southern China. This expansion underscores Air Astana’s commitment to enhancing regional connectivity and fostering closer ties between the two countries. Passengers from Guangzhou arriving in Almaty can enjoy convenient onward connections to destinations throughout Central Asia, the Caucasus, Middle East, South Asia and Europe Air Astana has continuously grown its route network in China since the Almaty to Beijing route was launched over 20 years ago. The airline now operates five routes between Kazakhstan and China: Almaty to Beijing, Astana to Beijing, Almaty to Urumqi, Almaty to Hainan and Almaty to Guangzhou, with a total of 23 weekly flights.
Air Astana marks its 23rd anniversary
Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana released an infographic detailing its progress to mark its 23rd anniversary today, 16th May. The airline takes pride in servicing 111 routes, 78 of which are international and 33 are domestic, giving it one of the most extensive route networks in the aviation sector. At present Air Astana Group, made up of Air Astana and its low-cost carrier FlyArystan, boasts of a 60-unit strong fleet. The company plans to expand its fleet to a total of 84 by the end of the current decade. The award-winning airline has ferried over nine million passengers to date and assures its loyal clientele of even better service offerings in the years to come.
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