OREANDA-NEWS. From January through May 2007, UTair (UTair Aviation, JSC) carried 954,975 passengers, which is 21,1% more than in the same period of 2006. In addition, the company also reported a substantial improvement in other performance indicators. In particular, passenger traffic rose 27%.

The volume of mail and cargo carried by transport aircraft went up by 53,8% and 39,2% respectively in January-May 2007 from a year earlier.

UTair’s airplanes logged 44,494 flight hours, up 20,6% from the previous year.

The company’s helicopter flying time amounted to 20,747 hours, or 9,4% more than in the same period in 2006. The volume of cargo carried by helicopters increased 24,7% to 14,363.1 tonnes over the period in question.