Russia pax up 16%, cargo up 11% in Dec-2012; handles 74 million pax in 2012

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported (14-Jan-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 5.4 million, +16.3% year-on-year;
  • Passenger load factor: 73.0%, -0.5 ppt;
  • Cargo volume: 99,118 tonnes, +11.1%;
• 2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 74.0 million, +15.4%;
  • Passenger load factor: 78.3%, +1.1 ppt;
  • Cargo volume: 997,570 tonnes, +1.6%.