OREANDA-NEWS. August 25, 2010. Number of passengers transported by buses and minibuses in January-July 2010 made up 59,4 million people or by 2,7% less than in the same period of 2009. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in January-July 2010, the considerable share of passengers, transported by buses and minibuses, fell to Chisinau municipality – 62,1% and Balti – 8,2%, followed by Cahul district – 4,7%, Orhei district – 3,3%, Ialoveni district – 1,9%, Ungheni district – 1,9% and Edinet district – 1,5%.

In January-June 2010, by rail transport 2 million 461,8 thousand passengers were carried or by 7% less than in the same period of 2009.

The volume of passenger traffic carried by river transport over seven months of the year made up 62,9 thousand people, increasing by 5,2%, and by air transport – 304,2 thousand people or by 23,2% more than in January-July 2009.