Russia’s S7 Airlines traffic up 24% in 2016
S7 Airlines carried 13.15m passengers in 2016, up 24% year-over-year. S7 Group publishes combined statistics for Sibir Airline and Globus. Domestic traffic grew 27.5% to 9.7m for the year, while international traffic increased 14.1% to 3.5m. In Dec 2016, international traffic growth exceeded domestic growth, and the number of passengers increased 16.7% and 15.6% YOY, respectively. “The operational results confirm our previous year’s forecast. We continued to launch new destinations and to renew the fleet. The number of performed flights grew 12% in 2016,” S7 Group commercial director Igor Veretennikov said. In 2016, the carrier added service to Berlin, Dusseldorf, Malaga and Shanghai. It took delivery of 2 Airbus A321s and 6 Boeing 737-800s. In 2017, S7 will take delivery of A320neo and 17 Embraer E-170LR aircraft. <br/>
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Russia’s S7 Airlines traffic up 24% in 2016
S7 Airlines carried 13.15m passengers in 2016, up 24% year-over-year. S7 Group publishes combined statistics for Sibir Airline and Globus. Domestic traffic grew 27.5% to 9.7m for the year, while international traffic increased 14.1% to 3.5m. In Dec 2016, international traffic growth exceeded domestic growth, and the number of passengers increased 16.7% and 15.6% YOY, respectively. “The operational results confirm our previous year’s forecast. We continued to launch new destinations and to renew the fleet. The number of performed flights grew 12% in 2016,” S7 Group commercial director Igor Veretennikov said. In 2016, the carrier added service to Berlin, Dusseldorf, Malaga and Shanghai. It took delivery of 2 Airbus A321s and 6 Boeing 737-800s. In 2017, S7 will take delivery of A320neo and 17 Embraer E-170LR aircraft. <br/>
