Russian Airlines' Passenger Traffic Down By 91.3% Year-on-Year In May - Watchdog

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th June, 2020) Russian airlines' passenger traffic decreased by 91.3 percent year-on-year in May to almost 949,000 people, according to the updated data of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya).

The passenger traffic on international flights crashed by 99.5 percent to 26,000 people, and passenger traffic on domestic flights shrank by 84.5 percent to 923,000 people.

In January-May, the passenger traffic of Russian airlines saw a 44.6 percent decrease year-on-year, amounting to nearly 25 million people. The international flights passenger traffic decreased by 53.7 percent to 8.7 million people, and the domestic flights passenger traffic experienced a 38.1 percent decline, falling to 16.3 million people.