Russian airlines transport over 70 million passengers in Jan‑Aug 2026
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- Russian airlines carried 70.55 million passengers between January and August 2026, of which 52.33 million were on domestic flights and 18.22 million on international routes.
- Airport passenger traffic reached 140.3 million people in the January‑June period, seat occupancy rose to 90.1%, and five major carriers handled 72.3% of the total, transporting 51 million passengers.
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