Advantages of a geographical position of Turkmenistan at a crossroads of the main ways of continent allow our country to realize favorably a national transport resource for maintenance of the Eurasian communications.
Today, the fleet of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” is completed at the expense of airliners and helicopters of the last generation from leading world manufacturers. The Air Transport Enterprise “Turkmenistan” subordinated to the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” has aircrafts of 11 brands and helicopters of 8 brands. So, in 2013, it was delivered three airliners “Boeing-737-800” and in 2014 - two planes “Boeing 777-200 LR”. In April 2015, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a Resolution on purchase of three planes “Boeing 737-800”. Besides, it is carried out a work on study with a view of further acquisition of aircrafts of different companies with capacity of 50 and 100 passengers for use on local lines.
Specialists of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” had training preparation in Great Britain, the USA, France, studied the experience of the German and British airlines.
At present, the aircrafts of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary”, besides internal airlines, realize regular flights to tens cities of the world countries: Moscow and London, Frankfurt and Birmingham, Bangkok and Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Amritsar, Minsk and Almaty, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Paris, etc. Geography of flights constantly extends. It is studied the possibilities of opening of air flights to Milan, Tbilisi, etc.
Since June of this year the largest European airline – “Cargolux Airlines International” Company has started to realize cargo flights on a route Luxembourg-Turkmenbashi. In the near future, it is expected the opening in Turkmenistan of the representative office of the Turkish airline “Pegasus”, which will provide the flights on a route Istanbul - Turkmenbashi.
In January-October 2015, the operating aircrafts of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” transported totally 1 million 874.3 thousand passengers. From total number of passengers on the average 30 percent – 566.8 thousand persons made flights by the international routes.
During this period, the aircrafts transported more than 14.6 million tons of cargo and mail. Freight and mail turnover is equal to 36.7 million tonne-kilometer, the plan was executed by 125.4 percent.
Growth rate on executed works in January-October 2015 by the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” as compared with 2014 came to 115.6 percent. Growth pace of receipt of foreign currency within this period reached about 126 percent.
The special attention is paid to introduction of new technologies in development of infrastructure of air navigation and in improvement of quality of service sphere of air passengers. Presently, for realization of sale of air tickets for flights of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” through Internet, it was made a contract with “HITIT” Company (Turkish Republic) connected with creation of electronic system and arrangement of Internet-sales of tickets. Besides, it is envisaged the introduction of privileges for the passengers, who use regular flights at Т5.
In January of the current year, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution, having allowed the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” in due order to isolate from subordinated Air Transport Enterprise “Turkmenistan” and to create structural units - the International Airport of Ashgabat, the enterprise “Hokumetawiasiyasy” and municipal utility company.
Works on transformation of Air Transport Enterprise “Turkmenistan” into joint-stock company is at the final stage as well.
Construction of the International Airport of Ashkhabad urged to become the large transit point on continental and intercontinental air routes is going on. Capacity of up-to-date air harbor is 1 thousand 600 passengers per hour. Simultaneously the airport can accept the planes of any type and load capacity, providing at that the service of the international standards. The objects envisaged by the project are under construction and put into operation stage by stage.
Construction of the international airport is also carried out in Turkmenabat: its capacity is 500 passengers per hour. At Dashoguz Airport, it was finished the construction of modern artificial 3800-metre long runway.
The transport system of Turkmenistan has considerable reserves of production capacities allowing it to provide increasing transportation volumes of cargo and passengers, including the following by transit through territory of our country.
Today, the fleet of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” is completed at the expense of airliners and helicopters of the last generation from leading world manufacturers. The Air Transport Enterprise “Turkmenistan” subordinated to the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” has aircrafts of 11 brands and helicopters of 8 brands. So, in 2013, it was delivered three airliners “Boeing-737-800” and in 2014 - two planes “Boeing 777-200 LR”. In April 2015, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a Resolution on purchase of three planes “Boeing 737-800”. Besides, it is carried out a work on study with a view of further acquisition of aircrafts of different companies with capacity of 50 and 100 passengers for use on local lines.
Specialists of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” had training preparation in Great Britain, the USA, France, studied the experience of the German and British airlines.
At present, the aircrafts of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary”, besides internal airlines, realize regular flights to tens cities of the world countries: Moscow and London, Frankfurt and Birmingham, Bangkok and Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Amritsar, Minsk and Almaty, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Paris, etc. Geography of flights constantly extends. It is studied the possibilities of opening of air flights to Milan, Tbilisi, etc.
Since June of this year the largest European airline – “Cargolux Airlines International” Company has started to realize cargo flights on a route Luxembourg-Turkmenbashi. In the near future, it is expected the opening in Turkmenistan of the representative office of the Turkish airline “Pegasus”, which will provide the flights on a route Istanbul - Turkmenbashi.
In January-October 2015, the operating aircrafts of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” transported totally 1 million 874.3 thousand passengers. From total number of passengers on the average 30 percent – 566.8 thousand persons made flights by the international routes.
During this period, the aircrafts transported more than 14.6 million tons of cargo and mail. Freight and mail turnover is equal to 36.7 million tonne-kilometer, the plan was executed by 125.4 percent.
Growth rate on executed works in January-October 2015 by the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” as compared with 2014 came to 115.6 percent. Growth pace of receipt of foreign currency within this period reached about 126 percent.
The special attention is paid to introduction of new technologies in development of infrastructure of air navigation and in improvement of quality of service sphere of air passengers. Presently, for realization of sale of air tickets for flights of the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” through Internet, it was made a contract with “HITIT” Company (Turkish Republic) connected with creation of electronic system and arrangement of Internet-sales of tickets. Besides, it is envisaged the introduction of privileges for the passengers, who use regular flights at Т5.
In January of the current year, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution, having allowed the State Civil Aviation Department “Turkmenhowayollary” in due order to isolate from subordinated Air Transport Enterprise “Turkmenistan” and to create structural units - the International Airport of Ashgabat, the enterprise “Hokumetawiasiyasy” and municipal utility company.
Works on transformation of Air Transport Enterprise “Turkmenistan” into joint-stock company is at the final stage as well.
Construction of the International Airport of Ashkhabad urged to become the large transit point on continental and intercontinental air routes is going on. Capacity of up-to-date air harbor is 1 thousand 600 passengers per hour. Simultaneously the airport can accept the planes of any type and load capacity, providing at that the service of the international standards. The objects envisaged by the project are under construction and put into operation stage by stage.
Construction of the international airport is also carried out in Turkmenabat: its capacity is 500 passengers per hour. At Dashoguz Airport, it was finished the construction of modern artificial 3800-metre long runway.
The transport system of Turkmenistan has considerable reserves of production capacities allowing it to provide increasing transportation volumes of cargo and passengers, including the following by transit through territory of our country.