Aeroflot volume shrinks 10.6pc in first seven months

RUSSIA's flag carrier Aeroflot moved 891,000 passengers in July (including charter moving 18,900 people) and provided 2.6 billion passenger-kilometres, according to the Russian Transport Daily Report.

The passenger load factor was 77.5 per cent, almost the same as in July 2008. Passenger traffic totalled 97 per cent against July 2008 down three per cent or 28,000 people.

In January-July 2009 Aeroflot handled 4.744 million people and provided 13.9 billion passenger-kilometres. Passenger traffic fell by 10.6 per cent and passenger-kilometres by 9.4 per cent.

(Source: www.schednet.com)