Qazaq Air has signed a contract for the purchase of two brand new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, both scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2019. This will bring the fleet, currently three of this type of aircraft, up to five.
“We are pleased with the agreements reached on the acquisition of these new aircraft with Bombardier, with whom we have been in partnership since we started the airline. It is thanks to the Q400 aircraft, which Qazaq Air has been operating successfully since 2015, that it is now possible for us to fly our passengers to 15 destinations in Kazakhstan. To date, we have flown more than 420,000 passengers, having shown a 50% increase in passenger traffic in 2017 compared to last year”, said Blair Treherne Pollock, CEO of Qazaq Air. “Adding two new aircraft to our fleet will not only allow us to expand our route network inside the Republic of Kazakhstan, but also to start new flights beyond it, covering nearby cities in the Central Asian region.”
“We are delighted that Qazaq Air will continue to grow its fleet with the Q400”, said Ryan DeBrusk, Vice President, Sales, Europe, Russia and CIS at Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “Since the inauguration of Qazaq Air services with Kazakhstan in 2015, the Q400 has continued to prove itself in their operations and we are excited by this further endorsement of the Q400’s superior operating characteristics.”
