Itek Air

Itek Air
IATA GI	ICAO IKA ИКА	Callsign ITEK-AIR
Founded		1999
Hubs		Manas International Airport
Fleet size		2
Destinations		4
Headquarters		Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Key people
Website: http://www.itekair.kg/

Itek Air, Ltd (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ИТЕК-ЭЙР») is an airline based in Bishkek (Manas International Airport) in Kyrgyzstan.

Destinations

As of October 2008, Itek Air operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:^[1][2]

Asia

• China
  • Ürümqi (Diwopu International Airport)
• Kyrgyzstan
  • Bishkek (Manas International Airport) Hub
  • Osh (Osh Airport)

Europe

• Russia
  • Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport)
  • Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo Airport)

The airline is banned from flying within the European Union.^[3]

Incidents and accidents

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895

On 24 August 2008 a Boeing 737, owned and operated by Itek Air (a Kyrgyz company) on a charter flight for Iran Aseman Airlines, flight nr 6895, crashed near Manas International Airport near Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, while attempting an emergency landing, returning to the airport of origin, 10 minutes after departure. Sixty-eight people were killed and 22 people survived the crash. ^[4]

Fleet

The fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[5]

• 2 Boeing 737-200

The registration of the aircraft are EX-127, EX-311 and EX-009. The last one crashed near Bishkek on 2008/08/24

References

1. ^ (Russian) Polyot-Sirena Flight schedule
2. ^ (Russian) Itek Air website Расписание рейсов
3. ^ "LIST OF AIR CARRIERS OF WHICH ALL OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A BAN WITHIN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY". European Union Transport comission. 2008-07-24. http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/pdf/list_en.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-08-25. 
4. ^ "65 dead in Kyrgyz air crash". sify.com. http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14745698. Retrieved on 2008-08-25. 
5. ^ "Itek Air". ch-aviation.ch. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IKA&al_op=1. Retrieved on 2008-08-24. 

External links

• (Russian) Itek Air official website
• Itek Air Fleet
• CNN

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