Air Manas plans restart with A220

Air Manas from Kyrgyzstan is planning to relaunch operations with at least one A220-300. The airline, which has been dormant since 2019, will lease the A220 from an unspecified lessor. It's also unknown when the aircraft is due, but training for pilots, cabin and ground crews is currently underway in Germany and Switzerland.

Air Manas was founded in 2006 and launched flights in 2009. In 2012, 49% of the shares were acquired by Pegasus Airlines from Turkey and the airline was rebranded into Pegasus Asia. In 2019, Pegasus sold off its shares and the airline ceased operations and has been dormant since then.

Illustration by Air Manas.