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Riga Airport's passenger turnover increases 16.8% in January-September 2018
BC, Riga, 16.10.2018.Print version
Riga International Airport's passenger turnover in January-September amounted to 5.382 mln passengers, an increase of 16.8% on the first nine months of 2017, informs LETA.
In September, 660,552 passengers were registered at the airport, 15.9% up
from September 2017.
The Riga Airport handled a total of 63,292 flights in the first nine
months of the year – by 13.2% more as compared to the same period last year. In
September, the airport handled 7,563 flights, which is 9.9% more than in
September 2017.
The airport's cargo turnover amounted to 20,796 tons in
January-September, an increase of 21.8% year-on-year. The airport's cargo
turnover in September was 2,215 tons – 12.5% less than in September 2017.
Riga Airport is the largest
air traffic hub in the Baltic countries.