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GI
  
IKA

Destinations
  
4

Founded
  
1999

Fleet size
  
2

IKA
  
ITEK-AIR

Headquarters
  
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Ceased operations
  
2010

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Hubs
  
Manas International Airport

Hub
  
Manas International Airport

Plane crash itek air boeing 737 crash kyrgyzstan bishkek 24th august 2008


Itek Air, Ltd (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ИТЕК-ЭЙР») was an airline based in Bishkek (Manas International Airport) in Kyrgyzstan.

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Crash of an itek air 737 200 on 24 august 2008


Destinations

As of October 2008, Itek Air operated scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:

People's Republic of China
  • Ürümqi (Diwopu International Airport)
    • Kyrgyzstan
  • Bishkek (Manas International Airport) Hub
  • Osh (Osh Airport)
    • Russia
  • Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport)
  • Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo Airport)

    • The airline is banned from flying within the European Union.

    Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895

  • On 24 August 2008, a Boeing 737-200, owned and operated by Itek Air (a Kyrgyz company) on a charter flight for Iran Aseman Airlines, flight 6895, crashed near Manas International Airport in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, while attempting an emergency landing, returning to the airport of origin, 10 minutes after departure. Sixty-eight people were killed and 22 people survived the crash.

    • Fleet

    The fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

  • 2 Boeing 737-200

    • The registration of the aircraft were EX-127, EX-311 and EX-009. The last one crashed near Bishkek on 24 August 2008.

    References

    Itek Air Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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