Rosaviatsiya: Aeroflot and Transaero handle over 10m pax in 2012, UTair and S7 over 5m

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported (28-Jan-2013) the following top airlines by passenger numbers in 2012:

• Passenger numbers:
  • Aeroflot: 17.7 million, +24.6% year-on-year;
  • Transaero: 10.3 million, +22.2%;
  • UTair: 7.8 million, +33.9%;
  • S7: 6.4 million, +23.8%;
  • Rossiya: 4.2 million, +19%;
• Passenger load factor:
  • Aeroflot: 77.9%, +0.4 ppt;
  • Transaero: 82.5%, -0.4 ppt;
  • UTair: 74.2%, +1.1 ppts;
  • S7: 80%, +4.4 ppts;
  • Rossiya: 77.5%, +2.2 ppts.