OREANDA-NEWS. For the reporting period from January to June 2013, the UTair Group transported 4,453,185 passengers, a 14.7% increase over the same period in 2012. Passenger load factor increased by 4.2% over the past year to reach 75.52%.

Passenger turnover constituted 8,543,889,910 PKM, an increase of 18.3% over same period in 2012. Passenger turnover on international flights increased by 49.4%.

In the first six months of 2013, UTair Group aircraft delivered 13,865.21 tons of cargo, 11.8 % more than for the same period in 2012.

Seat occupancy on UTair aircraft and the overall passenger volume represent positive growth reflecting increased overall efficiency of the UTair passenger transport program aimed at creating a competitive product.

UTair Group helicopters logged a total of 72.146 flight hours in the January-June 2013 period. UTair Group helicopters delivered 62,232.15 tons of cargo and transported 356,351 passengers.

The UTair Group includes airlines conducting passenger and cargo operations with fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft as well as enterprises offering MRO, personnel training, flight services and air transportation sales services. UTair Aviation is the Group's core enterprise and includes UTair-Express, UTair-Ukraine, UTair-Cargo, Turukhan, JSC Nefteyuganskiy, Vostok, Helisur, UTair Europe, UTair South Africa and UTair India as well as UTair-Technichs, UTair-Engineering and other enterprises. UTair Group headquarters are situated in Surgut. Subsidiaries are located in Sugut, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansyisk, Moscow and other cities in Russia and throughout the world.