Utair Group expects an 5.7% increase in passenger traffic to 7 mln people by the end of this year, General Director of the air carrier Andrey Martirosov said.

"We will carry around 7 mln passengers this year, which is a moderate increase by 5.7%," he said at a forum when asked what passenger traffic the company expects this year.

In 2023, passenger traffic of Utair rose by almost 10% to 6 mln people.