OREANDA-NEWS. July 16, 2012. During the time of the final part of the UEFA Euro 2012 passenger traffic in the International Airport Kyiv (Juliani) increased by 19.5% compared with the usual period of the airport and to the end of the year, passenger numbers will increase significantly.

"The International Airport Kyiv with the introduction of a new international passenger terminal has served passengers and the fans at the proper level. With the help of modern process control systems the airport, namely the processing of baggage and passengers on arrival and departure, passenger traffic during the finals of the UEFA Euro 2012 was about 78,000 passengers and fans"- said Deputy Director General for investing activities and coordination work with the carriers of the Kyiv airport Oleg Petrovskyi.

Thus, in the days of Euro 2012 - June 6 to July 1 - passenger traffic at the Kyiv airport (Juliani) was about 78 thousand people. The airport received teams of Sweden, England, France, Italy and Spain.

All the national teams of the countries-participants of the tournament that played their matches in Kyiv flew just to the International Airport Kyiv, (Teams of Sweden, England, France, Italy and Spain). UEFA President Michel Platini carried out his flights between host cities of Euro 2012 through the airport. In addition, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, official delegations under the auspices of UEFA, FIFA and President Joseph S. Blatter, who attended the final match of Euro 2012, arrived to the Juliani.

First Deputy General Director of the airport said that by the end of 2012 The International Airport Kyiv plans to serve about 800 thousand passengers.