UTair Group Passenger Operations for January-September 2013 Show Positive Growth

In the January-September 2013 reporting period UTair Group transported a total of 7,436,752 passengers, a 13.5% increase over the same period in 2012. Passenger turnover came to 14,223,453,020 PKM, representing a 16.1% increase over the same period in 2012. Passenger turnover on international flights increased 43.1%.

Passenger load factor increased 4.5% for the reporting period, reaching a total of 79.15%. In the first nine months of 2013, UTair Group aircraft delivered 20,858.01 tons of cargo, 3.7 % more than for the same period in 2012.

The growth in transportation volume during the reporting period is supported by the increased overall efficiency of the UTair route network and the expansion of the airline’s fleet through the addition of new, high capacity planes.