Aeroflot Group increased passenger transportation by 11.4% in June

AeroflotRussian Aeroflot Group publishes the operational results for June and first half of 2018. During the six months of 2018, Aeroflot carried 24.9 million passengers, represented an increase of 8.2% over the same period last year. The passenger turnover of the Group increased by 7.7% compared to the same period last year, the company’s passenger turnover – by 5.0%. The percentage of passenger seats occupied by the Aeroflot Group decreased by 0.6 percentage points as compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 80.0%, according to the company, the index decreased by 2.3 percentage points to 78.0%.

In June 2018, the Aeroflot Group transported 5.2 million passengers, which is 11.4% higher than the result for June 2017 – thus continuing the trend to accelerate the pace of operational development.

The passenger turnover of the Aeroflot Group in June 2018 increased by 9.4% compared to the same period last year. The growth in the marginal passenger turnover was 9.5%.

On domestic airlines, the number of passengers carried by the group in June 2018 increased by 11.5% compared to the same period last year, passenger turnover – by 9.7%. The Group’s passenger turnover increased by 9.2% compared to the same period last year.

On international flights in June 2018, the number of passengers carried by the Aeroflot Group increased by 11.2% compared to the same period last year, passenger turnover increased by 9.2%. The growth of transportation capacity for the period was 9.8%.

In june 2018, Aeroflot Group commissioned nine aircraft: two Boeing 777-300ER, two Airbus A320s, two Boeing 737-800s and three SSJ100s. One Airbus A320 was withdrawn from the park. As of June 30, 2018, the Group’s fleet numbered 350 aircraft.