Ural Airlines’ passenger turnover went up by 14% in October 2007 compared to a year earlier and reached 255 million passenger-kilometers. The carrier operated 892 flights, including 607 domestic ones, 181 international ones, and 104 flights around the CIS, the company’s press officer reports.


The airline flew some 90,000 passengers in October 2007, which is 16% better than in October 2006 and yet a little worse than in September 2007 (the drop can be explained by a seasonal downfall between the summer vacations and the winter holiday season). Most passengers used the carriers’ Moscow- and Saint-Petersburg-bound flights.


The company expects an increase in passenger traffic during the New Year and Christmas recess; this winter, Ural Airlines is offering fifteen charter flights to Europe and Asia.


The carrier’s passenger load grew by 4% in October 2007 against a year earlier and reached 76.2%. The revenue load amounted to 70%, which exceeds the figures for a year earlier by 2.1%.


The company is estimated to fly 1.2 million passengers throughout the year 2007.