OREANDA-NEWS. AO BEGISHEVO AIRPORT, a subsidiary of KAMAZ (part of Rostec State Corporation), has seen a significant increase in traffic for the first half-year 2017.

From January to June 2017 the Begishevo airport transported 265,507 people, which is by 102,809 passengers more than in the same period of last year. A growth made 64%. In June the international airport served 49,543 passengers, this figure formed 31,588 passengers in the first summer month a year ago.  

For six months of the current year, the share of domestic passengers grew by 58% (241,117 people). The passenger traffic on international air lines in January-June 2017 made up 24,390 people (163% y-o-y).

The number of airfield operations for the first half-year 2017 jumped by 20% to 3,608. Aeroflot, S7 Airlines and Pobeda have become the leading airlines in terms of passenger traffic in Begishevo in the first half-year. Altogether they served 202,659 people or 76% of the overall traffic flow of the airport for the reported period.