/KASE, May 6, 2026/ – Air Astana JSC (KASE ticker – AIRA) reported the following:

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Air Astana JSC (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiary FlyArystan, the "Group"), the leading airline group in Central Asia and the Caucasus regions by revenue and fleet size, announces its results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026.

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Q1 Summary

Revenue and traffic growth continues, with improving load factor.

• Total revenue and other income increased 13.2% to USD 331.0 million (Q1 2025: USD 292.4 million).
• EBITDAR decreased 19.6% to USD 48.2 million (Q1 2025: USD 59.9 million). EBITDAR margin 5.9pp lower to 14.6% (Q1 2025: 20.5%).
• PAT decreased to USD -21.1 million (Q1 2025: USD -7.3 million).
• ASK up 0.7% to 4.72 billion (Q1 2025: 4.69 billion).
• RPK increased 3.0% to 3.94 billion (Q1 2025: 3.82 billion).
• RASK-CASK differential negative for the quarter:
• RASK increased 12.4% to USD 7.01¢ (Q1 2025: 6.23¢)
• CASK increased 19.8% to USD 7.30¢ (Q1 2025: 6.09¢).
• Group passengers carried remain stable at 1.95 million (Q1 2025: 2.01 million) with average load factor improving to 83.3% (Q1 2025: 81.5%).

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[2026-05-06]