Manas International Airport

The operator of Kyrgyzstan’s busiest airport has acquired two Dash 8-400s as it seeks to increase domestic connectivity.

Part two of our focus on the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia - collectively known as 'the Stans' - looks at the increasingly liberalised market of Kyrgyzstan.

The carrier will start operating the A350 XWB commercially in January 2016 between Sao Paulo and Manaus, Brazil, as part of continued training and crew familiarisation. This will be followed by operations from Sao Paulo to Miami in March and then to Madrid in April.

Kazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana continues to expand its presence across Russia and the many former Soviet states that are now part of the

AS of 26OCT12, Fly Dubai's planned Winter 2012/13 season operation expansion as follows. Note selected service changes has went into effect since mid