At Irkutsk Airport, the results of work for the summer months were summed up

In August, Irkutsk Airport served 205,223 passengers, 6 percent more than a year earlier. Domestic traffic grew especially, with Irkutsk residents most often flying to Moscow, Novosibirsk, and Khabarovsk, while Beijing led international routes. Since the start of the year, the airport has served over 1.15 million people, and on August 10 it registered its millionth passenger.

In August, Irkutsk Airport served 205,223 passengers. This figure is 6% higher than the data for the same period in 2014. The greatest growth was recorded on domestic flights: in the last month of summer, 158,822 people flew from Irkutsk to other Russian cities and back, which is 11% higher than the figures for August last year. International flights were used by 46,401 passengers during the month.
The most popular Russian destinations at the end of summer were Moscow airports. In August, a total of 41,244 passengers flew from Irkutsk to Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Vnukovo, while 39,196 people flew on return flights. In second place by passenger traffic is Novosibirsk, with passenger flow in both directions totaling 11,820 people. Another of the most popular destinations is Khabarovsk: during the month, 7,380 people used these flights in both directions.
Flights to Simferopol were also very popular: in August, 4,973 people were transported on this route. In total, over the three summer months, 14,500 people were transported from Irkutsk to Simferopol and back.
Among international destinations in August, the capital of China, Beijing, leads. Passenger traffic in both directions was 7,992 people. In second place are Antalya (5,222 passengers arriving and departing) and Bangkok (5,191 passengers in both directions).
Since the beginning of this year, specialists at Irkutsk International Airport have served 1,150,887 people, and the majority of them are domestic passengers: 897,009 people, or 8% more than in the same period last year.
As a reminder, on August 10, the airport in Irkutsk registered its millionth passenger. It was Irina Muratova, who was flying on an Aeroflot – Russian Airlines flight to Moscow, and from there on vacation to Sochi.