How often do Russians fly abroad?

Rosaviatsia reports that from January to September 2019, Russian airlines carried more than 99.1 million passengers - 11.2% more than in the same period of 2018.

Growth on international flights is 2 times higher than in domestic transportation.

Just under half (42.9 million people) of all air passengers used international flights for 9 months - their number increased by 17.5% compared to the same period in 2018.

The majority (38.1 million people) of international passengers flew from Russia to countries outside the CIS.

The number of passengers on flights of Russian airlines in the CIS decreased by 9.8% compared to 2018, and is 4.8 million people.

Domestic passenger traffic is growing, but more slowly than on international flights. From January to September, Russian airlines carried 56.3 million domestic passengers – 6.8% more than in the same period last year.

The top of the largest airlines was headed by Aeroflot. The flights of the national carrier from January to September 2019 were used by 28.4 million people. Siberia (10.3 million) and Russia (9.4 million). Close the TOP-5 "Victory" and "Ural Airlines" (7.6 million and 7.4 million passengers, respectively).

Source: atorus