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International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analytics Tuesday, 19.03.2024, 10:25

Airport Riga services as many passengers in first ten months as whole of the year 2009

Alla Petrova, BC, Riga, 04.11.2010.Print version
In the ten months of 2010, Riga International Airport has serviced 4,017,276 passengers or 16.7% more when compared to the first ten months of 2009 (3,066,326 passengers) and almost the same number as in the whole of 2009 (4,066,793 passengers), the airport informed the business information portal Nozare.lv.

In October, Riga Airport serviced 428,891 passengers or 14.3% (53,785 passengers) more when compared to October 2009, when the airport serviced 375,106 passengers, writes LETA.

 

In October, the airport handled 5,864 aircraft or 10.2% more than in the same month of 2009, when 5,320 aircraft were handled. In the first three quarters of this year 58,000 aircraft have been serviced at the airport, or 14.9% up from last year’s result for the same period (50,489 aircraft).

 

The airport handled 1,285 tons of various cargo in October which is 44.7% more than in October 2009 (888 tons). In the ten months of this year, 9,991 tons of cargo were handled or 35.6% up year on year (7,367 tons).






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