OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 May 2009 was announced, that passenger traffic at Pulkovo airport for four months had a total enrolment of 1 536 974 people, which is 13,6 % less than it was in the same period of 2008, including:

International airlines passenger traffic to the foreign countries had a total enrolment of 625 660 people, which is 12,9 % less than the number of passengers, carried for four months of 2008.

Domestic airlines passenger traffic had a total enrolment of 780 435 people, which is 15,8% less than for four months of 2008.

Passenger traffic to the countries of C.I.S. reduced to 1,2 % and had a total enrolment of 130 879 people.

The number of take-off and landing operations for four months of 2009 reduced to 12,6 % and had a total enrolment of 23 694 movements. The volume of handled gross take-off weight (GTOW) is 827 607 tons, the recession is 11,3% as compared with the same period of 2008.