Sayakhat

Infobox Airline
airline = Sayakhat

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fleet_size = 3
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IATA = W7
ICAO = SAH
callsign = SAYAKHAT
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founded = 1989
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hubs = Almaty International Airport
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website = http://www.sayakhat.kz/

Sayakhat Airlines ( _ru. «Саяхат» Aвиационная Компания) is an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It operates cargo and passenger charter flights. Its main base is Almaty International Airport (ALA).

History

The airline was established in 1989 and started operations in 1991. It was founded by Vladimir Kouropatenko and was then the first private airline company in Kazakhstan.

In June 2007, the airline begins services from Almaty to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. [Citeweb | url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181228592769&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull | title=Israel-Kazakhstan direct flights on tap | accessdate=2007-06-12 | publisher=Jerusalem Post] In March 2008, the airline begins services from Almaty to Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport (one weekly flight).

Fleet

The Sayakhat Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 19 September 2008) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=W7&al_op=1] :

*3 Tupolev Tu-154M

References

External links

* [http://www.sayakhat.kz/ Sayakhat Airlines]