The number of people Utair Airlines flew in January-July 2009 declined by 3.6% in comparison with January-July 2008. The amount of mail transferred by the carrier decreased by 38.9%.

‘Over the seven months of 2009, the airline managed to nearly restore its ante-recession passenger turnover figures: so far, 1,817,640 passengers have flown with us since the beginning of the year, compared with 1,884,765 people a year earlier,’ the carrier reports.