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One Million Mark Crossed in August

Overall, the Airport handled 169,289 passengers in August 2010, up 18,783 from a year ago, or 12.5%.                                

The highest domestic passenger traffic growth in August was recorded on scheduled flights between Samara and Moscow, but also Nizhnevartovsk, Saint Petersburg, Irkutsk, and Surgut. Among the most popular international destinations traveled to and from Samara on a regular basis this August were Yerevan, Prague, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, and Frankfurt.  

In the charter flight business, passenger numbers have also increased. The most popular travel destinations among the residents of Samara and its neighbouring regions in August 2010 were Antalya, Varna, Larnaca, but also Tivat in Montenegro, a new direct route from Kurumoch this summer. 

Last month the Airport also crossed the one million mark by welcoming 1,044,187 passengers for the period January-August 2010. 

Continuing its upward trend, this August Kurumoch reported its cargo and mail traffic growth as the Airport handled 356.9 tonnes of freight (including transit), an increase of 18.9% as compared to the corresponding period last year. 

Aircraft movements increased by 3.7% and amounted to 1,850, while maximum take-off weight (MTOW) grew to 122,798 tonnes, up 3.1% compared to the same month last year. 

Such carriers as “UTair”, “Donavia”, “S7 Airlines”, “Nordavia”, “Orenair”, “Avianova” showed the most considerable increase in the figures of August 2010. Kurumoch International Airport together with air carries are constantly striving to widen their route network as well as to increase the frequency of flights on the existing destinations.