In the first three months of 2018, Pulkovo airport handled 33,112 take-off and landing operations.
In the first quarter of 2018, Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport welcomes 3,177,334 passengers, a number 9.6% higher than in the same period of 2018.
Domestic traffic grew by 4.3% to 2,143,378 passengers. International traffic increased by 22.4% and amounted to 1,033,956 passengers.
In the first three months of 2018, Pulkovo airport handled 33,112 take-off and landing operations, which is an increase of 7.3% year-on-year. The maximum take-off weight handled amounted to 1,104,145 tons, a figure 7.7% higher than in the same period of 2017.
TOP destinations at Pulkovo Airport in terms of passenger traffic figures, Q1 2018
Domestic Destinations
- Moscow
- Sochi
- Yekaterinburg
- Kaliningrad
- Rostov-On-Don
Foreign Destinations
- Dubai
- Minsk
- Frankfurt am Main
- Paris
- Munich
In Q1 2018, Rossiya Airlines, Aeroflot, S7 Airlines, Pobeda and Ural Airlines were the largest Russian carriers in terms of passenger numbers at Pulkovo. In total, they provided services to 1,979,536 passengers at St. Petersburg airport, or 62.3% of the total traffic in this period.
Among foreign airlines, Lufthansa, Belavia, Uzbekistan Airways, Emirates and Air Astana became the leaders at St. Petersburg airport in Q1 2018. In total, they handled 244,961 passengers at Pulkovo during the 3-month period, or 7.7% of the total airport traffic.
Pukovo Airport launched six new routes in the first quarter of 2018: Chengdu (China), Cologne (Germany), Pisa (Italy), Malta, Magas (Ingushetia region in Russia), and Nadym (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region in Russia). Two new carriers – Sichuan Airlines and Air Malta – commenced scheduled service to St. Petersburg. In addition to the British Airways’ St.Petersburg – London (Heathrow) daily service, Rossiya Airlines launched daily flights to London Gatwick. S7 Airlines announced a start of service to Murmansk.
In March 2018, 1,144,252 passengers traveled through Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport, a number 12.3% higher than in the same month of 2017.
Domestic traffic increased by 5.2% to 752 283 passengers compared to March 2017. International traffic grew by 28.9% in March 2018 year-on-year, and amounted to 391 969 passengers.
In March 2018, Pulkovo airport handled 11 734 take-off and landing operations, which is an increase of 7.8% to the level of March 2017. The maximum take-off weight handled amounted to 393 145 tons, a figure 9.9% higher than in the same period of 2017.
TOP destinations at Pulkovo Airport in terms of passenger traffic figures, March 2018
Domestic Destinations
- Moscow
- Sochi
- Yekaterinburg
- Kaliningrad
- Arkhangelsk
Foreign Destinations
- Dubai
- Minsk
- Frankfurt am Main
- Paris
- Munich
St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport is the fourth airport in Russia in terms of passenger numbers, following the Moscow airport hub. In February 2018, Pulkovo won the ‘Russian Air Gates’ award: passengers named St. Petersburg airport best in Russia among the airports with more than 10 million passenger a year.
Since 2010, the main operator of Pulkovo is Northern Capital Gateway LLC, an international consortium that manages the airport and implements its reconstruction and development project.
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