OREANDA-NEWS. January 12, 2011. In December Estonian Air carried 1,222 passengers on Tallinn-Kuressaare route, which is 34% more y-o-y. In 2010 Estonian Air served altogether 14,711 passengers on Tallinn-Kuressaare route, which is 9.4% more y-o-y.

Estonian Air operated 436 round trips in the last year, which is 7.4% more y-o-y.

“Growth in passenger number is coming mainly from the increase of demand for air travel among local travellers, also the share of transit travellers has increased in some extent. During the twelve months the biggest increase was achieved in July and December,“ said Rauno Parras, Estonian Air Vice President Commercial. "Passenger growth was in line with our forecast, which was supported by an economic recovery as well as hot summer, " added Parras.

Estonian Air operates between Tallinn and Kuressaare nine flights a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. One-way fares to Kuressaare, if purchased from www.estonian-air.com, start from 15.6 euros, including all fees and taxes, and are subject to availability.

In 2009 Estonian Air carried on Tallinn-Kuressaare route 13 443 passengers, which is 13% more y-o-y.