Kyrgyzstan (/kɜːrɡɪˈstɑːn/kur-gi-STAHN;Kyrgyz:КыргызстанKyrgyzstan (IPA:[qɯrʁɯsˈstɑn]); Russian:Киргизия or Кыргызстан), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz:Кыргыз РеспубликасыKyrgyz Respublikasy; Russian:Кыргызская РеспубликаKyrgyzskaya Respublika), formerly known as Kirghizia, is a country located in Central Asia.Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south west and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.
Kyrgyzstan's history spans over 2,000 years, encompassing a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain – which has helped preserve its ancient culture – Kyrgyzstan has historically been at the crossroads of several great civilizations, namely as part of the Silk Road and other commercial and cultural routes. Though long inhabited by a succession of independent tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically come under foreign domination and attained sovereignty as a nation-state only after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Kyrgyzstan Air Company operating as Air Kyrgyzstan(Kyrgyz:Эйр Кыргызстан Авиакомпаниясы, Russian:Авиакомпания «Эйр Кыргызстан»), is the flag carrier of Kyrgyzstan based in Bishkek. It operates scheduled domestic and international services to 10 destinations, as well as charter services. Its main hub is Manas International Airport in Bishkek, with a hub at Osh Airport in Osh.
The airline was founded in April 2001 as Altyn Air. It was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company on 28 July 2006. after taking over national carrier Kyrgyzstan Airlines.
Destinations
As of May 2015, Air Kyrgyzstan operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:
Codeshare agreements
Air Kyrgyzstan has codeshare agreements with the following airlines at April 2014:
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