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'Turkmenistan Airlines' is the national airline of the former soviet republic of Turkmenistan. The airline connects Ashgabat to destinations in Russia, Europe and Asia. All its international flights are operated by western-trained pilots using two-class configuration Boeing aircraft.

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History

Destinations

Domestic

Central Asia

India

East & Southeast Asia

Southwest Asia

Europe

Fleet

References

History

Since 2001, the airline has been phasing out its aging fleet of Soviet-era Yaks to make way for a modern fleet of Boeing 717s, which will be used primarily for domestic routes. Turkmenistan was the first of the former Soviet states to purchase aircraft from Boeing in 1992.
Turkmenistan Airlines is one of few international air carriers without an official website, and neither online booking nor electronic ticketing are offered for any of its routes. The airline has failed to follow safety requirements on several occasions and as a result, Turkmenistan Airlines has had many accidents including one event from June 2006. An MI-8 HIP helicopter was discovered by Afghan villagers near the Afghanistan / India border June 1 2006. The MI-8 HIP helicopter was in pieces and was quoted as 'beyond repair'.

Destinations

Domestic

★ Ashgabat (Ashgabat Airport)

★ Atamyrat

★ Dashoguz (Dashoguz Airport)

★ Gazachak

★ Khazar

★ Mary (Mary Airport)

★ Türkmenabat (Türkmenabat Airport)

★ Turkmenbashi (Turkmenbashi Airport)

Central Asia

★ Almaty

India

★ Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport)^[1]

★ Amritsar (Raja Sansi International Airport)

★ Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)

East & Southeast Asia

★ Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)

★ Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)

Southwest Asia

★ Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)

★ Dubai (Dubai International Airport)

★ Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)

Europe

★ Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)

★ Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport)

★ Istanbul (Ataturk International Airport)

★ London (Heathrow Airport)

★ Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport)
Turkmenistan Airlines launched weekly services between Ashgabat and Almaty, Kazakhstan on 28 May 2007, using a Boeing 737-800. It is the first scheduled airlink between the two countries in over two years.^[2]

Fleet

The Turkmenistan Airlines fleet (at June 2007) includes :

'Turkmenistan Airlines fleet'

Type	#	Seats	Notes
Boeing 717-200	7
Boeing 737-300	3
Boeing 737-800	2
Boeing 757-200	4
Boeing 767-300ER	1		For the use of Turkmenistan government only
Antonov An-24	22
Antonov An-26	5
Ilyushin Il-76TD	8
Tupolev Tu-154B	5
Yakovlev Yak-40	10
Yakovlev Yak-42	4

References

1. В авиапарке «Туркменховаеллары» - снова пополнение
2. New service to Almaty