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Nov 06, 2019 (newstodate): Cargo volumes on Russian carriers dropped by four percent, y-o-y, during January-September, 2019.
A total of 815,170 tonnes of cargo was carried, against 849,546 tonnes the year before.
Among the 35 carriers on the list, #1 AirBridgeCargo lifted 399,875 tonnes, down 7.8 percent, y-o-y, #2 Aeroflot carried 156,013 tonnes and down 2.6 percent, #3 Pobeda lifted 40,367 tonnes and up 43 percent, #4 Sibir carried 27,139 tonnes and up 9.9 percent, while #5 Rossiya carried 26,974 tonnes, also up 12.7 percent, y-o-y.
While down three percent, y-o-y, in joint volumes, the top-five airlines still accounted for 79.2 percent of all cargo on Russian airlines during the first half of 2019, corresponding to 650,368 tonnes of cargo.
Earlier ranking first on the top-5 list, Volga-Dnepr is now relegated to #12 with "only" 11,349 tonnes of cargo during H1/2019, dropping 40 percent, y-o-y.
Also member of the Volga-Dnepr Group is Atran that is ranked #11 with 12,480 tonnes, rising 47.6 percent, y-o-y, during the first nine months of 2019.