Russian airlines carried 9.1 million passengers in September, down 3.9% year-over-year (YOY). International traffic fell 15.4% to 3.4 million and domestic traffic grew 4.7% to 5.7 million during the month, ATWonline reported.

For the January-September period, traffic fell 7.9% to 67.6 million, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia. 

Aeroflot Airline carried 21.7 million through January-September, up 10.4% YOY. Aeroflot Group’s traffic reached 32.8 million, up 9.2% YOY. Aeroflot Group’s consolidated regional subsidiary Rossiya Airlines increased traffic 58.5% to 6.1 million YOY. In 2015, the Group plans to carry 45 million passengers, TASS agency reported, quoting Aeroflot deputy CEO Shamil Kurmashov.

Sibir, which operates under the S7 brand, carried 7.5 million passengers, up 19% YOY. UTair Aviation carried 5 million passengers, up 15.9% YOY. Ural Airlines carried 4.98 million, up 17% YOY.