4 Aug 2011 17:26

Uzbekistan Airways carries 9% more passengers in H1

TASHKENT. Aug 4 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan Airways carried 1.062 million passengers in H1 2011, up 9.2% year-on-year, the airline's press office said.

Passenger numbers grew 15.4% in the CIS, 2.9% on flights to non-CIS countries and 6.5% on domestic flights.

The airline carried out 11,929 flights, or 301 more than in the first half of last year.

It carried 24,000 tonnes of cargo, up 6.7%.

Uzbekistan Airways carried 2.16 million passengers in 2010, up 14.3% from 2009.

The wholly state-owned airline has 26 western-built planes, including five Boeing 767-300, five Boeing 757-200, three Airbus