Minister: Russian airlines' Sep traffic soars 40% to 12 mln people

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (PRIME) -- The passenger traffic of Russian airlines soared by 40% on the year to 12.3 million people in September, Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said on Tuesday.

In January–September, the passenger traffic increased by 59% to 83.5 million passengers.

"In September, the Russian airlines carried 12.3 million passengers. This is 40% more than in September 2020, when flights were severely restricted by the COVID-19, and a little less than in September 2019," Savelyev said.

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