Air Astana increases passenger numbers by 79% in 2021

The Air Astana Group carried 6.617 million passengers in 2021 – an increase of 79% over 2020.

Air Astana carried 3.555 million passengers, an increase of 59%, whilst its low-cost subsidiary carried 3.062 million passengers, an increase of 109%.

Commenting on the results, Peter Foster, President and CEO, said: “These figures represent a strong recovery from the COVID19-affected 2020. Total carriage of more than 6.6 million customers is the highest ever recorded in the history of the airline. In large part this was driven by the strong performance of FlyArystan, which in only its second full year of operation carried almost as many customers as Air Astana, driven by low fares, mainly on routes within Kazakhstan, as a result of its ultra-competitive cost structure. FlyArystan is therefore on track to fulfil its core mission of increasing mobility by air across the country for Kazakhstan’s citizens.”