Russian airlines in 2022 will carry 94-96 million people out of the planned 100 million

Russian airlines have transported 87 million people since the beginning of the year, Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and members of the government. According to the minister, by the end of the year, the passenger traffic will be about 94-96 million people. Initially, it was projected at 100 million.

“We wanted 90 million passengers – these are domestic airlines and we planned to transport 10 million passengers via international airlines. According to operational information, as of today, Russian airlines have already transported 87 million people since the beginning of the year, ”said Mr. Savelyev (quoted by RIA Novosti). He also claims that the cost of air tickets in Russia this year has not increased.

As Kommersant reported, from January to September, the passenger flow of Russian airlines abroad fell by 13%, to 12.1 million people. At the same time, the balance of power on international flights has changed significantly. Aeroflot held the first position, but Ural Airlines are confidently catching up with it. The top 5 included carriers that were the first to return to flights abroad.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Passengers have changed places”.

Laura Keffer