11-Jun-2013 Source: HeliHub.com
UTair has released its helicopter division operational statistics for May 2013, and the cumulative figures for January to May 2013 – and comparisons to 2012 of both.
International flight hours continue to show a significant decrease, with 14% less hours flown outside Russia in May, taking the cumulative to 9.6% down.
Internal flight hours inside Russia, together with passenger numbers are only a percentage point or two off last year’s numbers.
Cargo carried has fallen off a cliff by comparison, with May 2013 better than average this year at 15.2% down, helping improve the cumulative figure a little – although that is down 18.5%.
The actual numbers are:-
May 2013 – the month
Hours – internal – 1.5% up at 12,492 hours
Hours – international – 14.0% down at 3,702 hours
Passengers – 0.8% down at 86,512
Cargo – 15.2% down at 12,764 tonnes
January-May 2013 cumulative
Hours – internal – 2.9% up at 37,692 hours
Hours – international – 9.6% down at 17,795 hours
Passengers – 1.1% down at 284,465
Cargo – 18.5% up at 50,179.46 tonnes
Nikolai Vanesev – HeliHub.com Moscow correspondent