Russian airlines' March passenger traffic falls 28.1% y/y - Rosaviatsiya

The number of passengers flying with Russian airlines fell by 28.1% in March, Russia's federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya said on Tuesday, with fewer people traveling due to the coronavirus.

Russian carriers served 6.41 million people in March, a sharp decline year-on-year. First-quarter numbers were also down to 23.3 million passengers, a drop of 5.9% year-on-year.

The number of passengers was lower than preliminary data released by Rosaviatsiya in early April.