OREANDA-NEWS. In January 2013 UTair Group aircraft transported 617,581 passengers, exceeding the results for the same period in 2012 by 9.3%. UTair Group passenger turnover for the accounting period increased by 14.5% over last year, reaching 1,265,726.7 PKM.

UTair Group fixed wing aircraft logged 22,919 flight hours, 4.9% more than for January 2012. In the first month of 2013, UTair Group aircraft transported 2,057.7 tons of cargo, exceeding the results of the same period in 2012 by 43.4%. Seat occupancy on aircraft for the accounting period reached 70.8%, 1.6% more than the result in 2012.

UTair Group helicopters logged 9,144 flighthours in January 2013 and transported 43,949 passengers and 8,463.5 tons of cargo.

Operational Activity

Unit

January 2012

January 2013

YoY change in %

Passenger operations

Passenger turnover

PKM

1,105,920.7

1,265,726.7

114,5

- domestic

 

655,533.7

628,041.4

95,8

- international

 

450,387.0

637,685.3

141,6

Passenger transported

Persons

564,934

617,581

109,3

Logged flight hours

Hours

21,853

22,919

104,9

Cargo transported

Tons

1,434.9

2,057.7

143,4

Mail transported

Tons

308.8

243.0

78,7

Ton-kilometers

T.km

102,972.4

118,592.9

115,2

% seat-load factor

%

69.7%

70.8%

101,6

Helicopter operations

Logged flight hours

Hours

9,177

9,144

99,6

- domestic

 

5,430

5,863

108,0

- international

 

3,747

3,281

87,6

Passenger transported

Persons

44,016

43,949

99,8

Cargo transported

Tons

6,170.7

8,463.5

137,2

UTair Group consist of a range of companies performing air transport operations, maintenance and repair of aircraft and rotorcraft, training of flight personnel, flight services and sales. UTair Aviation is the core enterprise of UTair Group, consisting of UTair Aviation, UTair Express, UTair-Ukraine s.r.o., UTair-Cargo, Turukhan Airlines, Nefteyugansk, Vostok, Helisur, UTair Europe s.r.o., UTair South Africa Ltd and UTair India alongside UTair-Technik and UTair Engineering. UTair Group headquarters are located in Surgut, with subsidiaries in Surgut, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiisk, Moscow and other cities of Russia and around the globe.