Air Kazakhstan Group to form strategic alliance with Aeroflot

Published: 2/3/2000

More details have emerged of the proposed partnership between Air Kazakhstan Group (AKG) and Aeroflot. Alexander Krinichansky, is reported to have advised government officials that the agreement would provide AKG with access to Aeroflot"s sales system, along with the opportunity to fly through Moscow to international destinations, including the USA, for the first time. He expressed optimism that, if the agreement is signed, AKG could carry at least 50,000 of the 253,000 passengers who travel to Kazakhstan each year. Krinichansky stressed that a strategic alliance with Aeroflot would allow AKG to compete more effectively with the three principal foreign carriers now operating in Kazakhstan: F3KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa. He also revealed that a possible similar alliance is being discussed with SwissAir. Associated article: www.concise.org. 3rd February 2000

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