The passenger traffic of the Russian air companies increased by 36.8% during the first 6 months of 2010

The passenger traffic of the Russian air companies increased by 36.8% during the period from January till June 2010.

The percentage of the transported passengers to international destinations (outside CIS countries) increased by 30.1% in June in comparison with the same period of 2009 and amounted to 2 660 000 passengers (that’s for 23.5% more than in May, 2010). And as a result of the first six months of 2010 the number of passengers increased by 35.7%. The percentage of the transported passengers to domestic destinations increased by 23% in June in comparison with June, 2009 and amounted to 2 833 000 passengers (+21.9% in comparison with May, 2010). As a result of the first six months of the year the growth amounted to 28%.

According to the results of the first six months, the leading air companies in number of transported passengers remained the same in comparison with 2009:  Aeroflot, Transaero, Sibir, UTair and GTK Rossiya.

The absolute leader Aeroflot transported more than 5 101 000 people during the first six months of 2010 (+32.4% in comparison with the same period of 2009). Transaero transported 2 779 000 passengers (+42.2%). Sibir transported 2 172 000 people during the first six months of 2010 (+15.2%). UTair transported during the same period 2 111 000 passengers (46.9%) and GTK Rossiya transported 1 367 000 people during the first five months (+9.6%). In general, the growth of the number of transported passengers of TOP 5 air carriers during the first six months of the year amounted to 30.4%. source: www.atorus.ru