Business Live with Ian King: Kazakhstan’s Air Astana reports flying a record number of passengers

Watch Business Live with Ian King – while last year saw a dearth of flotations on the London Stock Exchange, this year has already seen a major one in the form of Air Astana – the national flag carrier of Kazakhstan.

Today the airline, the biggest in Central Asia and the Caucasus, reported record passenger numbers of 8.1million for 2023 – up 10% on 2022, but pre-tax profits fell by 14%, to $87.1million, due to the 2022 results being flattered by thousands of Russians leaving the country via Kazakhstan following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine

Ian King is joined by the Chief Executive of Air Astana, Peter Foster from the Kazakh capital Almaty

Ian’s other guests include:
Ronnie George, Chief Executive of Volution
Sophie Lund Yates, Lead Equity Analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown
Nevin Truesdale, Chief Executive of the Jockey Club. Owner of Cheltenham and the UK’s biggest commercial horse racing organisation

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