Ural Airlines continues to be among the leaders in passenger numbers

06.06.2013 — News

MOSCOW

Urals Airlines operated 8,847 flights between January and May, 2013, more than half of which were to international destinations.

The airline's press office told RusBusinessNews that since the beginning of the year the air carrier has served over 1.29 million passengers - a 23% increase over the same period last year.

According to the Russian Air Transportation Agency, based on passenger numbers, Ural Airlines was the fifth most popular airline in Russia.

Ural Airlines is among the six leading Russian airlines in terms of safety. In 2012, the air carrier served over 3.5 million passengers. Its primary fleet consists of 26 Airbus aircraft.