Turkmenistan Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline = Turkemenistan Airlines

logo_size = 250
fleet_size = 74 (+4 orders)
destinations = 18
IATA = T5
ICAO = TUA
callsign = TURKMENISTAN
parent =
company_slogan =
founded =
headquarters = Turkmen State Civil Aviation Department
key_people = Bayramdurdy Annadurdyyev Çarygulyyeviç, Head of T5
hubs = Ashgabat Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.turkmenistanairlines.ru/ , http://www.turkmenistanairlines.com/

Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier 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.

History

Since 2001, the airline has been phasing out its aging Soviet-era fleet 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 the few international air carriers without neither online booking nor electronic ticketing are offered for any of its routes.

Destinations

Turkmenistan Airlines serve the following cities:

Asia

;Central Asia
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** Almaty (Almaty International Airport)
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** Ashgabat (Ashgabat Airport) Hub
** Balkanabat (Balkanabat Airport)
** Dashoguz (Dashoguz Airport)
** Mary (Mary Airport)
** Turkmenabat (Turkmenabat Airport)
** Turkmenbashi (Turkmenbashi Airport);East Asia
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** Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport);South Asia
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** Amritsar (Raja Sansi International Airport)
** Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport);Southeast Asia
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** Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport);Southwest Asia
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** Tehran (Imam Khomeini International Airport)
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** Istanbul (Ataturk International Airport)
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** Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)

Europe

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** Minsk (Minsk International Airport)
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** Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport)
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** Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport)
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** Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
** London (London Heathrow Airport)

Fleet

The Turkmenistan Airlines fleet (at September 2008) includes:

References