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Russia's air passenger traffic falls 32.5pc year on year in September

  • Russia grounded international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, but has since resumed several select routes.
Published October 12, 2020 Updated October 12, 2020 04:19pm
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MOSCOW: The number of passengers flying with Russian airlines in September fell 32.5pc year on year compared with a 35.4pc drop in August, the aviation authority said on Monday, as fewer people took flights during the pandemic.

The authority cited preliminary data.

Russia grounded international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, but has since resumed several select routes.