OREANDA-NEWS. On 06 March 2008 was announced, that 36 901 passengers were served at Tolmachevo International flights terminal in January 2008. This index is 19.8% higher as the same period last year.

 30 809 passengers were served at Tolmachevo International flights terminal last year during the first month. China, Turkey, UAE and Bulgaria are still the most popular tourists directions.

 Besides, Alexei Chertenkov, General Director of JSC "Tolmachevo Airport", declared the plans of further development of air connection with Asian region.

 Now there are regular flights from Novosibirsk to Beijing, Seoul and Bangkok. In the nearest future we will start air connection with Shanghai, probably with Guangzhou, and also will open regular flights to Hainan, - said Alexei Chertenkov.

 Reference: Tolmachevo airport is the biggest transit hub beyond the Urals on the routes from Europe to Asia. Technical equipment allows airport to handle all types of passenger and cargo aircraft. Total cargo and mail handled at Tolmachevo airport in 2007 is 18, 667.3 ton. 1, 873, 496 passengers were served at Tolmachevo in 2007. Revenue from aeronautical activity in 2007 is 900, 627.1 thousand rubles.

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