Russian carriers see 11% increase in pax in 2018

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported (15-Jan-2019) the following traffic highlights for Russian carriers, according to operational data:

• 12 months ended Dec-2018:
  • Passenger numbers: 116.1 million, +10.5% year-on-year;
  • Passenger traffic (RPKs): 286.3 billion, +10.4%;
  • Load factor: 83.7%, +0.5%;
  • Passenger numbers for individual carriers:
    • Aeroflot: 35.8 million, +8.9%;
    • S7 Airlines: 11.6 million, +16.9%;
    • Rossiya - Russian Airlines: 11.1 million;
    • Ural Airlines: 8.9 million, +12.5%;
    • UTair Aviation: 7.6 million, +4.8%;
• Dec-2018:
  • Passenger numbers: 8.3 million, +9.8%;
  • Passenger traffic (RPKs): 20.8 billion, +7.7%;
  • Passenger numbers for individual carriers:
    • Aeroflot: 2.9 million, +13.5%;
    • S7 Airlines: 842,200, +10.6%;
    • Rossiya - Russian Airlines: 624,900, +2.8%;
    • Ural Airlines: 576,400, +2.1%;
    • UTair Aviation: 618,200 million, +4.8%. [more - original PR - Russian]