Russia’s Transportation Clearing House reports 1H2009 traffic

Russia's Transportation Clearing House reports the following total system (domestic and international) traffic results for Russian airlines for the six months ended 30-Jun-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 18.8 million, -18.0% year-on-year;
  • International: 8.8 million, -17.2%;
  • Domestic: 10.0 million, -18.6%;
• Passenger load factor: 70.5%, -1.0 ppt;
  • International: 72.9%, -2.0 ppts;
  • Domestic: 67.6%, +0.3 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 302,241 tonnes, -24.5%;
  • International: 207,322 tonnes, -24.7%;
  • Domestic: 94,920 tonnes, -23.9%.