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Air Astana Records US$5.3M Net Profit In 2018

: Feb 14, 2019 - : 2:50 am

Air Astana has declared unaudited net profit for 2018 of US$5.3 million, driven by higher revenues and higher jet fuel costs.

 

Total airline revenue rose by 10 per cent to US$840.8 million. Capacity as measured in ASKs rose by 5 per cent and total passenger numbers by 3 per cent, to 4.3 million. However, transit business via the airline’s Astana and Almaty hubs rose by 48 per cent, and now represents close to 40 per cent of total international traffic. Operating costs rose by 14 per cent, driven mainly by an average jet fuel price increase of 27.5 per cent.

 

Commenting on the results, Peter Foster, Air Astana President and CEO stated, “2018 was a challenging year to due to higher-priced fuel, and pressure on international yields and domestic market share due to competitive capacity increases on key routes”.

 

Looking forward to 2019, Foster noted a fuel price reduction of 16 per cent from its peak in June 2018, and pointed also to the expected May launch of its low-cost unit, FlyArystan.

 

“The low-cost airline is a great business opportunity on domestic and shorter regional routes. The travelling public will be delighted by the low fares we have in store, as long as the government facilitates the legislative changes required to enable FlyArystan to launch,” he added.

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