Russian airlines transported 105 million people in 2023, 2 million more than the expected result. Compared to 2022, when airlines served 95.2 million people, the increase was more than 10%. These data are provided by the head of the Ministry of Transport, Vitaly Savelyev.
“According to operational data, Russian airlines transported 105 million passengers in 2023, two million more than the planned figure,” said the minister, quoted by RIA Novosti.
In November, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Dmitri Yadrov, expressed expectations about the number of passengers transported in the region of 103 million people. Thus, the bar has been surpassed by 2 million people.
As Yadrov noted, international aviation is also actively developing. At the end of November, year-on-year growth in this area was 30%. According to Yadrov, national airlines operate flights to 37 countries. 18 airlines operate this type of flights.
In March, the government allocated about 300 billion rubles to purchase aircraft from foreign lessors. In 2022, foreign aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing stopped supplying spare parts and maintenance services to Russian aircraft.
As of February 2022, 11 airports in the border regions do not accept civil flights. Air ports are closed in Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol, Kursk, Lipetsk, Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Elista, Anapa, Gelendzhik and Krasnodar. At the end of 2023, reports appeared about the possible resumption of work at Krasnodar airport.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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