The volume of air cargo in Russia collapsed by almost 60% in 2022

The volume of air cargo in Russia collapsed by almost 60% in 2022



Due to restrictions on access to international markets, the total volume of freight traffic, including postal, by Russian airlines in 2022 decreased to 599.05 thousand tons, which is 59.42% less than in 2021, follows from the data of the Federal Air Transport Agency, published in Unified interdepartmental information and statistical system (EMISS). Thus, the figures reached the level of 2001, when airlines transported 614,000 tons of cargo.

In 2022 decreased and transportation of passengers by airlines from Russia. However, the decline was not as significant as in the volume of freight traffic. Over the past year, the companies transported 95.21 million people (-14.21%).

There were no drops in other types of cargo transportation, notes RBC. According to Rosstat, the volume of cargo transportation by Russian transport companies last year decreased by only 1.2%, to 7.95 billion tons. Deliveries by rail decreased by 3.7%, to 1.24 billion tons, by pipeline transport - by 6%, to 1.1 billion tons, and by road transport, on the contrary, increased by 0.3%, to 5.51 billion tons.

International transportation accounted for 77% of the cargo traffic of Russian airlines. However, after the closure of international markets and the risk of aircraft arrests abroad, Russia's largest cargo airlines AirBridgeCargo, SkyGates and Atran have not yet resumed flights.

May 29, 2022 as part of the support of air cargo transportation, the Russian government singled out companies to reimburse operating expenses of 2.9 billion rubles. According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, four carriers took advantage of the program. In total for 2022 by the state from the federal budget highlighted RUB 172 billion to support civil aviation. According to the deputy head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Vladimir Poteshkin, they were brought to the recipients and mastered in full.

Milena Kostereva



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