Private company

Itek Air

Airline

Itek Air, Ltd (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ИТЕК-ЭЙР») was an airline based in Bishkek (Manas International Airport) in Kyrgyzstan.² It was founded in 1999.¹ It ceased to exist in 2010.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded¹

HeadquartersBishkek¹

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Itek Air, Ltd (Russian: ООО Авиакомпания «ИТЕК-ЭЙР») was an airline based in Bishkek (Manas International Airport) in Kyrgyzstan.²

Products and brands

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

Read the full text

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.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Itek Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

Controversies and legal

Accidents and incidents

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.