Russia Transportation Clearing House report Aug-2009 traffic results

Russia's Transportation Clearing House reports (09-Oct-2009) the following total system (domestic and international) traffic results for Russian airlines for the eight months ended 31-Aug-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 29.6 million, -15.3% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 15.4 million, -16.1%;
  • International: 14.2 million, -14.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 74.5%, +0.1 ppt;
  • Domestic: 71.6%, +0.8 ppt;
  • International: 76.9%, -0.6 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 425,414 tonnes, -20.2%;
  • Domestic: 131,887 tonnes, -21.6%;
  • International: 293,527 tonnes, -19.6%.

According to TCH, Aeroflot remained the largest Russian airline, by total system (domestic and international) traffic. The top ten airlines are as follows:

• Aeroflot: 5.7 million;
• Transaero: 3.2 million;
• S7: 2.9 million;
• UTair: 2.2 million;
• Russia Transport Company: 2.0 million;
• Orenburg Airlines: 1.0 million;
• Ural Airlines: 969,852;
• VIM: 861,303;
• Aeroflot-Don: 803,604;
• Vladivostok Air: 723,463.

Meanwhile, AbridgeCargo Airlines remained the largest Russian airline, by total system (domestic and international) freight traffic for the eight months ended 31-Aug-2009. The top five freight carriers are as follows:

• AirBridgeCargo: 115,240 tonnes;
• Volga-Dnepr: 58,945 tonnes;
• Aeroflot: 50,211 tonnes;
• S7: 90,808 tonnes;
• Transaero: 15,755 tonnes. [more]