OREANDA-NEWS. August 6, 2010. Ural Airlines has calculated its operational results of June and the first half of the year 2010. In June, the airline's airplanes made 1 650 flights (134% against 2009); among them, 745 domestic, 225 to CIS states, and 680 to other countries. They carried 195 462 passengers (120% of 2009): 82 152 domestic, 22 492 CIS, and 90 818 international.

In the six months of 2010, the number of passengers and flights grew more than by 30%: we carried 753 420 PAX (134% against 2009) by 7 023 flights (3 689 within Russia, 1 281 in the CIS, and 2 053 internationally), which is 35% more than in 2009. In January-May, the airline transported 366 889 domestic passengers (136% against 2009), 115 904 PAX in CIS flights (164%), and 270 627 international passengers (123% against 2009).

Actual passenger turnover in June amounted to 529 296 000 passenger-kilometres (120% against 2009), the actual cargo turnover was 50 240 000 tonne-kilometres (122%). The first half-year's figures are 2 017 800 000 passenger-kilometres (133%) and 196 896 000 tonne-kilometres (137%).

The seat occupancy rate was in June 72.8%, the payload rate, 66.4%. In the six months of this year, the figures were 65.4 and 62.5 percent respectively.

Ural Airlines Joint-Stock Company

Ural Airlines is one of Russia's top ten airlines in terms of traffic volumes and safety.

In 2009, the airplanes of Ural Airlines carried 1 497 443 passengers in 13 669 flights.

Modern, comfortable Airbus planes build the core of Ural Airlines' aircraft fleet. At present the airline is operating A320 and A321 aircraft under an operating lease agreement, and seven brand-new A320's will come directly from the assembly line in the next few years. Besides, the airline owns various aircraft types of Russian make.