Russian airlines report 19% jump in Dec-2009 pax

Russia's Federal Aviation Agency reports (28-Jan-2010) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 3.4 million, +18.7% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 2.0 million, +22.1%;
    • International: 1.4 million, +14.1%;
  • Passenger load factor: 70.7%, +3.0 ppts;
    • Domestic: 66.8%, +0.9 ppt;
    • International: 74.1%, +4.9 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 74,019 tonnes, +27.5%;
    • Domestic: 26,137 tonnes, +9.8%;
    • International: 47,882 tonnes, +39.7%;
• 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 45.1 million, -9.4%;
    • Domestic: 23.8 million, -9.0%;
    • International: 21.3 million, -9.9%;
  • Passenger load factor: 74.3%, +0.3 ppt;
    • Domestic: 70.7%, +0.3 ppt;
    • International: 77.4%, +0.4 ppt;
  • Cargo volume: 712,153 tonnes, -8.6%;
    • Domestic: 225,515 tonnes, -13.1%;
    • International: 486,637 tonnes, -6.4%.