East Air
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| Hubs | Kulob Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | Russia | ||||||
| Headquarters | Qurghonteppa, Tajikistan | ||||||
| Website | www.eastair.tj | ||||||
East Air was a privately owned airline based in Qurghonteppa, Tajikistan. The airline operated regular flights from Qurghonteppa and Kulob to Russia. In October 2014 the Tajikistan General Authority of Civil Aviation revoked East Air's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) and the airline went out of business.[1]
History
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East Air was the first private airline in Tajikistan and the first operator of Boeing and Airbus aircraft in the country. The airline commenced operations in 2007 and operated flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Kazan and Orenburg. The head of the airline was Anatoly Galunov.
On 9 April 2014 East Air launched a new weekly service between Kurgan-Tyube and Chelyabinsk.
Destinations
As of July 2013 East Air served following destinations:[2]
Asia
- Dushanbe - Dushanbe International Airport
- Kulob - Kulob Airport
- Qurghonteppa - Qurghonteppa International Airport
Europe
- Kazan - Kazan International Airport
- Moscow - Moscow Domodedovo Airport
- Novosibirsk - Tolmachevo Airport
- Chelyabinsk - Balandino Airport
- Orenburg - Orenburg Tsentralny Airport
- Saint Petersburg - Pulkovo Airport
- Yekaterinburg - Koltsovo Airport
Fleet
The East Air fleet consisted entirely of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft (as of May 2014):[4]
| Type | In Fleet | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | Operating for Daallo Airlines |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 |
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Air. |
- East Air Official Site (Russian)
