Russia’s traffic down 10.2% in August

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Russia’s traffic down 10.2% in August

Russia’s air traffic fell 10.2% in August to 10.3 million passengers, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia. International traffic was down 25.6% year-over-year (YOY) to 3.7 million, while domestic traffic grew 1.5% YOY to 6.6 million, ATWonline reported.

From January–July, Russian airlines carried 58.4 million passengers, down 8.6% YOY. Domestic traffic was up 5.7% to 37.7 million; international traffic was down 26.5% to 20.7 million.

Aeroflot Airline carried 19 million passengers, up 10.2% YOY. Sibir Airline, a part of S7 Group, carried 6.5 million, up 19.2% YOY. Aeroflot subsidiary St. Petersburg Rossiya Airline transported 5.1 million passengers, up 50.2% YOY. However, Aeroflot Group’s consolidated regional subsidiary Rossiya Airlines reported a significant decrease in traffic.

UTair Aviation, the fourth biggest carrier in Russia, transported 4.3 million passengers, up 13.7% YOY. Yekaterinburg-based Ural Airlines carried 4.2 million passengers, up 16.5% YOY.